Keraia
Glossary

Gera

  1. One of the sons of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21). But the name does not appear in a similar list in Numbers 26:38–41.

  2. The father of the judge Ehud (Judges 3:15).

  3. The father of Shimei. Shimei cursed and threw stones at King David during the rebellion of Absalom. Later, he begged David to pardon him (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16–18; 1 Kings 2:8).

  4. A son of Bela from the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:3, 5). In verse 7, another name for Gera is "Heglam."

People and places

Gera: Benjamite; cursed David during Absalom's rebellion; later sought forgiveness Gera: Descendant of Benjamin; ancestor of Ehud, a judge of Israel Gera: Son of Bela, grandson of Benjamin Gera: Son of Ehud, a Benjamite