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Gera

Gera (Generation 26 • Child of Ard (or Addar ?)): Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Ard (or Addar?), parent of Abihud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 ) It is closely linked with Gera (Generation 31 • Child of Ahoah (or Ahiah )): Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Ahoah (or Ahiah), parent of Shephuphan , Ehud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Gera (Generation 26 • Child of Ard (or Addar ?)): Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Ard (or Addar?), parent of Abihud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 ) (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Judges 3 , 2 Samuel 16 ) Gera (Generation 31 • Child of Ahoah (or Ahiah )): Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Ahoah (or Ahiah), parent of Shephuphan , Ehud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 ) Shephuphan (Generation 32 • Child of Gera): Shephuphan is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Gera. ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 ) Abihud (Generation 27 • Child of Gera): Abihud is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Gera, parent of Abishua . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 ) (mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Gerar (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:19 , Gen 20:1 , Gen 20:2 , Gen 26:1 , Gen 26:6 , Gen 26:20 .) Valley of Gerar (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:17 (identified with Gerar ).) Sitnah (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:21 (identified with Gerar).) Esek (Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:20 (identified with Gerar).)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 26:6 : "And Isaac dwelt in Gerar :"; 1 Chronicles 8:5 : "And Gera , and Shephuphan , and Huram."; 1 Chronicles 8:3 : "And the sons of Bela were, Addar , and Gera , and Abihud ,". Related canonical books and chapters: 1 Chronicles 8 ( 1 Chronicles • Chapter 8 (40 verses)), 2 Samuel 16 ( 2 Samuel • Chapter 16 (23 verses)), 2 Chronicles 14 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 14 (15 verses)).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Gera
99% Gen 26
Generation 26 • Child of Ard (or Addar?)

Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 26, child of Ard (or Addar ?), parent of Abihud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Gera
99% Gen 31
Generation 31 • Child of Ahoah (or Ahiah)

Gera is a biblical figure in Generation 31, child of Ahoah (or Ahiah ), parent of Shephuphan , Ehud . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Gerar
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.391°N, 34.561°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:19 , Gen 20:1 , Gen 20:2 , Gen 26:1 , Gen 26:6 , Gen 26:20 .

Valley of Gerar
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gerar • 31.391°N, 34.561°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:17 (identified with Gerar ).

Shephuphan
99% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Gera

Shephuphan is a biblical figure in Generation 32, child of Gera . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Abihud
99% Gen 27
Generation 27 • Child of Gera

Abihud is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Gera , parent of Abishua . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Sitnah
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gerar • 31.391°N, 34.561°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:21 (identified with Gerar ).

Esek
99% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Gerar • 31.391°N, 34.561°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:20 (identified with Gerar ).

Ehud
99% Gen 32
Generation 32 • Child of Gera

( 1 Chronicles 8:6 ) Son of Gera ( Judges 3:15 ) Ehud was left-handed and used that attribute to enable him to kill Israel 's enemy, Eglon the King of Moab ( Judges 3:15-4 :1). Ehud judged 80 years: 1369-1289 BCE ( Judges 3:30 ).

Generation 25 • Child of Bela

Ard (or Addar?) is a biblical figure in Generation 25, child of Bela , parent of Gera . ( Numbers 26:41 , 1 Chronicles 8:3 )

Generation 30 • Child of Naaman

Ahoah (or Ahiah) is a biblical figure in Generation 30, child of Naaman , parent of Gera . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 , 8:7 )

1 Chronicles 8
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1 Chronicles • Chapter 8 (40 verses)

Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. And the sons of Bela were, Addar , and Gera , and Abihud , Mentions: Benjamin , Bela, Ashbel (or Jediael?), Aharah , Nohah , Addar , Geba 1 , Manahath .

2 Samuel 16
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2 Samuel • Chapter 16 (23 verses)

And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. And the kin... Mentions: David , Jacob/Israel , Saul , Shimei , Gera , Jerusalem , Bahurim .

Map of the Decapolis (League of Ten Cities)
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Greco-Roman league of 10 cities east of Galilee including Scythopolis, Gadara, Pella, and Gerasa.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
2 Chronicles 14
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2 Chronicles • Chapter 14 (15 verses)

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David : and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, ... Mentions: Abijah , David , Asa, Judah , Benjamin , Mareshah , Gerar , Jerusalem .

Genesis 26
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Genesis • Chapter 26 (35 verses)

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham . And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar . And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt ; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: Sojourn i... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Rebekah , Esau ( Edom ), Gerar , Egypt , Esek , Sitnah , Rehoboth 2 .

Genesis 20
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Genesis • Chapter 20 (18 verses)

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar . And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Kadesh 1 , Shur , Gerar.

1 Kings 2
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1 Kings • Chapter 2 (46 verses)

Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, a... Mentions: David , Solomon , Moses , Jacob/Israel , Zeruiah , Bahurim , Mahanaim , Jordan , Hebron , Jerusalem .

2 Samuel 19
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2 Samuel • Chapter 19 (43 verses)

And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as pe... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David , Zadok , Judah , Shimei , Jordan , Gilgal 1 , Bahurim , Jerusalem , Rogelim .

Judges 3
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Judges • Chapter 3 (31 verses)

Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan ; Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; Namely, fiv... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Canaan , Baal , Moses , Othniel , Lebanon , Hamath , Mesopotamia .

Genesis 10
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Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)

Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .

Genesis 46
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Genesis • Chapter 46 (34 verses)

And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer–sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac . And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Isaac , Joseph , Canaan , Reuben , Egypt , Hezron , Shimron , Elon .

Kiriathaim 2
72% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Hammath • 33.126°N, 35.165°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 6:76 (identified with Hammath ).

Beth-marcaboth
72% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Madmannah • 31.392°N, 34.941°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:5 , 1 Chr 4:31 (identified with Madmannah ).

Nimrod
71% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Babel • 32.537°N, 44.421°E

figurative. Referenced in Mic 5:6 .

Adithaim
69% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.700°N, 34.895°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:36 .

Shaveh-kiriathaim
66% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Kiriathaim 1 • 31.583°N, 35.700°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 14:5 (identified with Kiriathaim 1 ).

Kiriathaim 1
65% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.583°N, 35.700°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 32:37 , Josh 13:19 , Jer 48:1 , Jer 48:23 , Ezek 25:9 .

Ἐμμανουήλ
Emmanouel (Emmanouḗl) [em-man-oo-ale']
G1694 Greek proper noun masculine 1x
Immanuel

Primary meaning: Immanuel. Strong's: God with us; Emmanuel, a name of Christ. Lexical nuances: Immanuel : Mt 1:23 (LXX) .†

Derivation: of Hebrew origin (H06005);
εἰρηνοποιός
eirenopoios (eirēnopoiós) [i-ray-nop-oy-os']
G1518 Greek adjective 1x
peace-making, a peacemaker

Primary meaning: peace-making, a peacemaker. Strong's: pacificatory, i.e. (subjectively) peaceable. Lexical nuances: peace-making, a peacemaker : Mt 5:9 †

Derivation: from G1515 (εἰρήνη) and G4160 (ποιέω);
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PDF • charts

Measured reconstruction of the First Temple according to 1 Kings 6 , 2 Chronicles 3 , and archaeological Iron Age parallels.

The Biblical World Editorial Board (1911) • University of Chicago Press / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0
שֶׁלֶם
selem (šelem) [SHEH-lem]
H8002 Hebrew noun masculine 87x
peace offering, fellowship sacrifice

Peace offering, fellowship sacrifice; portions given to God, priest, and shared by worshiper in joyful communal meal.

Derivation: From שָׁלַם (H7999) to be complete, make peace.
κοινωνία
koinonia (koinōnía) [koy-nohn-ee'-ah]
G2842 Greek noun feminine 19x
fellowship, communion, contribution

Primary meaning: fellowship, communion, contribution. Strong's: partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction. Lexical nuances: fellowship , communion : Ac 2:42 , II Co 6:14 , Phl 1:5 ; τ. υἱοῦ , I Co 1:9 ; τ. αἵματος, σώματος Χρ. , I Co 10:16 ; παθημάτων αὐτσῦ , Phl 3:10 ; τ. πνεύματος , II Co 13:13 , Phl 2:1 ; δεξιὰς κοινωνίας , Ga 2:9 ; τ. πίστεώς σου , Phm 6 ; seq. μετὰ : τ. πατρός , I Jo 1:3 , 6 ; ἡμῶν, ἀλλήλων , ib. 3 , 7 .

Derivation: from G2844 (κοινωνός);
סְגֻלָּה
segulla (sǝḡullâ) [seg-ool-LAW]
H5459 Hebrew noun feminine 8x
special treasure, prized possession

Valued property, royal treasure; used of Israel as Yahweh's treasured people set apart from all nations through grace (Exodus 19:5).

Derivation: From an unused root meaning to shut up, reserve.
Jeremiah 8
51% Chapter
Jeremiah • Chapter 8 (22 verses)

At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah , and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem , out of their graves: And they shall spread them before the... Mentions: Judah , Dan , Jerusalem , Zion , Gilead .

Job 34
4% Chapter
Job • Chapter 34 (37 verses)

Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

Scripture Passages (24)

And the sons of Bela were, Addar , and Gera , and Abihud ,

And Naaman , and Ahiah , and Gera , he removed them, and begat Uzza , and Ahihud.

And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar , and dwelt there.

And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh.

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur , and sojourned in Gerar .

And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar , and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

And the sons of Benjamin were Bela , and Becher , and Ashbel , Gera , and Naaman , Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard .

Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:)

And Shimei the son of Gera , a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim , hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David .

And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon , as thou comest to Gerar , unto Gaza ; as thou goest, unto Sodom , and Gomorrah , and Admah , and Zeboiim , even unto Lasha .

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham . And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar .

And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac 's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek ; because they strove with him.

And they smote all the cities round about Gerar ; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the Lord.

And when king David came to Bahurim , behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul , whose name was Shimei , the son of Gera : he came forth, and cursed still as he came.

And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan ;

And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar : and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera , a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab .

And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera , a Benjamite of Bahurim , which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim : but he came down to meet me at Jordan , and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.

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