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Beeri בְּאֵרִי

Male Edom H0882G 1 book

A Hittite, father of Esau's wife Judith.

Biography

Beeri is mentioned in Gen.26.34 as the father of Judith, one of Esau's wives. He is described as a Hittite, indicating that he was not part of the Abrahamic lineage. The context of the passage is the account of Esau's marriages, which caused grief to his parents, Isaac and Rebekah, because the wives were from the local Canaanite population. The mention of Beeri as Judith's father serves to emphasize the foreign nature of Esau's marriages and the potential for cultural and religious conflicts within the family.

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In Scripture

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Genesis 1 verse
  • Genesis 26:34

    "When Esau was forty years old, he took as wife Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite."

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Names & Aliases

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Named Hebrew בְּאֵרִי H0882G
Encyclopedia Article

Beeri

ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)

be-e'-roth, be'-er-oth (be'eroth; Beroth): One of the cities of the Canaanites whose inhabitants succeeded in deceiving Israel, and in making a covenant with them (Jos 9:3 ff). Appa

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