Gera

GERA ge'-ra (gera', "grain"):

A family name of the tribe of Benjamin, hence, not necessarily a separate individual in (3) and (4) below:

(1) A son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21).

(2) According to 1 Chronicles 8:3,5,7, son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. The name is repeated (8:5) in the list of Bela's sons.

(3) Father, or ancestor, of the judge Ehud (Judges 3:15).

(4) Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16,18; 1 Kings 2:8).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'GERA'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.