Gera
Mentioned 1705–1324 BC traditional (Jones)
The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 25th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of Egypt and the Exodus, 1706–1451 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Huram, Shupham, Ard, Ashbel, Becher, Bela, Benjamin, and Eglon.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Gera, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Moab1
Timeline
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Mentions
3 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Gera 9 |
| KJV | Gera 9 |
| ASV | Gera 9 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 3 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Genesis1 verse
- 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
Judges1 verse
- 3:15
And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab.
1 Chronicles1 verse
- 8:5
Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15).