Reference: Gera
Easton
grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1Ch 8:3,5,7).
(2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Jg 3:15).
(3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2Sa 16:5; 19:16,18).
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But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, cursing as he came.
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hastened and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he came over the Jordan.
Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera. He carried them captive, and he begot Uzza and Ahihud.
Fausets
Son, i.e. descendant, of Benjamin; enumerated in the list when Jacob went into Egypt (Ge 46:21); son of Bela (1Ch 8:3, where probably but one Gera is genuine); in the loins of his grandfather Benjamin then, but not actually born until after the going to Egypt and before Jacob's death. Numbers 26 omits Gera as not being head of a family hut being one of the Belaites; his mention in Genesis implies that ultimately he became head of a family. Gera, Ehud's ancestor, and Gera, Shimei's ancestor, is the same person (Jg 3:15; 2Sa 16:5).
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And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel. And the sons of Bela were Gera, and Naaman, and Anchis, and Rosh, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Ard.
But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
Hastings
One of Benjamin's sons (Ge 46:21, omitted in Nu 26:38-40). Acc. to 8/3/type/acv'>1Ch 8:3,8,7 he was a son of Bela and a grandson of Benjamin. Gera was evidently a well-known Benjamite clan, to which belonged Ehud (Jg 3:15) and Shimel (2Sa 16:5; 19:16,18; 1Ki 2:3).
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And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel. And the sons of Bela were Gera, and Naaman, and Anchis, and Rosh, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Ard.
The sons of Benjamin according to their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. read more. And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard], the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, cursing as he came.
And Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, who was of Bahurim, hastened and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he came over the Jordan.
Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera. He carried them captive, and he begot Uzza and Ahihud. And Shaharaim begot sons in the field of Moab after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.
Morish
Ge'ra
A descendant of Benjamin. Ge 46:21; Jg 3:15; 2Sa 16:5; 19:16,18; 1Ki 2:8; 1Ch 8:3,5,7. It is not clear whether all the passages refer to the same person.
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And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel. And the sons of Bela were Gera, and Naaman, and Anchis, and Rosh, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Ard.
But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
Smith
Ge'ra
(a grain), one of the "sons," i.e. descendants, of Benjamin.
Gera, who is named,
as the ancestor of Ehud, and in
as the ancestor of Shimei who cursed David, is probably also the same person (though some consider them different persons).
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And the sons of Benjamin: Bela, and Becher, and Ashbel. And the sons of Bela were Gera, and Naaman, and Anchis, and Rosh, and Mamphim. And Gera begot Ard.
But when the sons of Israel cried to LORD, LORD raised up for them a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, cursing as he came.