Bible Person
Meaning: in fellowship; in envy · Male · 5 cross references
This Beriah entry refers to Beriah son of Asher, father of Heber and Malchiel, not the Ephraimite Beriah or later Levites of the same name. He is one of the key ancestral branches in Asher's family line. First appears in Gen 46:17.1
AI summary: This Beriah matters because the cross references preserve him as an important node within Asher's genealogy across Genesis, Numbers, and Chronicles. Through his sons, the line continues into named family groupings that help define the tribe's internal structure. He is not a dramatic figure, but he is a meaningful ancestor in Israel's tribal memory. Taken together, the material presents this Beriah as an Asherite forefather whose branch contributes to the continuity of the tribe.1
Central Figure
Beriah
Meaning: in fellowship; in envy
One of Asher’s four sons, and father of Heber (Gen.
One of Asher’s four sons, and father of Heber (Gen. 46:17). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.