Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Berachiah
(blessed of Jehovah), a Gershonite Levite, father of Asaph. (1 Chronicles 6:39) [Berechiah]
Beraiah
(created by Jehovah), son of Shimhi, a chief man of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:21)
Berechiah
(blessed of Jehovah).
•A descendant of the royal family of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:20)
•A man mentioned as the father of Meshullam, who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.
(Nehemiah 3:4,30; 6:18)
•A Levite. (1 Chronicles 9:16)
•A doorkeeper for the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:23)
•One of the tribe of Ephraim in the time of Ahaz. (2 Chronicles 28:12)
•Father of Asaph the singer. (1 Chronicles 15:17) [Berachiah]
•Father of Zechariah. (Zechariah 1:1,7)
Bered
(hail).
•A place in the south of Palestine, near the well Lahairoi. (Genesis 16:14)
•A son or descendant of Ephraim, (1 Chronicles 7:20) possibly identical with Becher in (Numbers
26:35)
Berenice
[Bernice, Or Berenice]
Beri
(a well), son of Zophah, of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:36)
Beriah
(in evil, or a gift).
•A son of Asher. (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:44,45)
•A son of Ephraim. (1 Chronicles 7:20-23)
•A Benjamite. (1 Chronicles 8:13,16)
•A Levite. (1 Chronicles 23:10,11)
Beriites, The
A tribe of people who are named with Abel and Beth-maachah, and who were therefore doubtless
situated in the north of Palestine. (2 Samuel 20:14)
Berith
(Judges 9:46) [BAAL-BERITH]
Bernice, Or Berenice
(bringing victory), the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I. (Acts 12:1) etc. She was first married
to her uncle Herod, king of Chaleis, and after his death (A.D. 48) she lived under circumstances of
great suspicion with her own brother, Agrippa II., in connection with whom she is mentioned, (Acts
25:13,23; 26:30) as having visited Festus on his appointment as procurator of Judea.
Berodachbaladan
(2 Kings 20:12) [MERODACH-BALADAN]
Berothah
(toward the wells), Bero’-tha-i (my wells). The first of these two names is given by Ezekiel,
(Ezekiel 47:16) in connection with Hahlath and Damascus as forming part of the northern boundary

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