Bible Person
Meaning: pilgrimage · Male · 3 cross references
This Gera entry refers to Gera the father of Ehud, not the other Geras already separately overridden in Benjaminite and Saulide contexts. His significance comes through his son, the left-handed deliverer in Judges. First appears in Gen 46:21.1
Name meaning
pilgrimage
Identity
male
First appears
Gen 46:21
AI summary: This Gera matters because the cross references preserve him through Ehud, whose mission against Eglon becomes one of the most memorable deliverances in Judges. The patronymic ties that act of rescue to a specific Benjaminite household. Taken together, the material presents this Gera as the remembered father behind Ehud's decisive role in Israel's deliverance.1
Central Figure
Gera
Meaning: pilgrimage
The father of Ehud the judge (Judg.
Name meaning
pilgrimage
Identity
male
The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15). 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Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated.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.