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Gera
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- Fourth son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21). He is not mentioned in the list of Benjamin's sons given in Numbers 26:38-40. In 1 Chronicles 8:3 Gera is given as the son of Bela, the first son of Benjamin.
- Father of Ehud the Benjamite, who judged the Israelites in the time of Eglon, King of Moab (Judges 3:15). In 1 Chronicles 8:7 Gera is said to have been the son of Ehud.
- Father of Shimei, also a Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled from before his son Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Gera'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/g/gera.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Gera'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/g/gera.html. 1901.
