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A name meaning 'disaster' — given by Ephraim after his sons were killed
After men of Gath killed Ephraim's descendants Ezer and Elead, Ephraim mourned for many days. His next son was named Beriah because disaster had befallen his house. His daughter Sheerah built cities.
The Family Tree That Built a Nation
1 Chronicles 23:6-11Beriah is paired with Jeush here as an example of David's organization adapting to real circumstances — two men with few descendants who were included by being counted together rather than excluded.
The Grief That Named a Son
1 Chronicles 7:20-27Beriah is named here as the son born after Ephraim's grief — his name meaning 'in disaster,' a raw, honest acknowledgment that new life and deep loss can coexist in the same story.
The Founding Families of Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 8:14-28Beriah is one of the five Benjaminite clan heads whose descendants are listed as founding families of Jerusalem, representing a lineage that helped populate the holy city.
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