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Mered

Mered, a son of Ezrah, married Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh.

The name Mered means “rebellious, ruling”

MaleTribe of Judah(?)Divided Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book2 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 4:17; only referred to as Mered (מֶ֫רֶד); son of Ezrah; a brother of Jether, Epher and Jalon; husband of Bithiah(?) and Jehudijah(?); father of Miriam(?), Shammai(?), Ishbah(?), Jered(?), Heber(?) and Jekuthiel(?).

Glossary entries

Mered

Family members

Father

Ezrah

Spouse

Bithiah Jehudijah

Siblings

Epher Jalon Jether

Children

Heber Ishbah Jekuthiel Jered Miriam Shammai

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. 1 Chronicles 4:17
    The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:18
    These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.