Bible Person
Meaning: in fellowship; in envy · Male · 2 cross references
This Beriah entry refers to the Benjaminite founder figure associated with Aijalon and the expulsion of the Gittites, not to the Gershonite or other ancestral Beriahs. He belongs to the tribal memory of Benjamin's local expansion and settlement. First appears in 1 Chr 8:13.1
Name meaning
in fellowship; in envy
Identity
male
First appears
1 Chr 8:13
AI summary: This Beriah matters because the cross references place him in one of the more active settlement notices in Benjamin's genealogy. His line is linked to founding, displacement, and the shaping of a local stronghold, showing that genealogical entries can preserve social and territorial action as well as descent. Taken together, the material presents this Beriah as a Benjaminite founder figure whose household contributes to the tribe's remembered local history.1
Central Figure
Beriah
Meaning: in fellowship; in envy
A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chr.
Siblings
Children
Name meaning
in fellowship; in envy
Identity
male
A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chr. 8:13). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.