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Gera גֵּרָא
Gera was a descendant of Benjamin and an ancestor of Ehud, a left-handed judge who delivered Israel from Moabite oppression.
Family
| Father | Benjamin |
|---|---|
| Children | Ehud |
| Brothers and sisters | Ahiram, Ard, Ashbel, Becher, Bela, Huppim, Jediael, Muppim, Naaman, Rosh |
Where Gera appears
Genesis (1), Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 46:21 first mention — And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- Judges 3:15 — 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.
- 1 Chronicles 8:5 — And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.