First name Gera in the world's Bibles
In the bible, Gera is the name of the (grand?)son of Benjamin (GEN 46:21), son of Bela (1CH 8:3), as well as name of a Benjamite, father of Ehud (JDG 3:15), father of Shimei (2SA 16:5), son of Bela (1CH 8:5), and son of Ehud (1CH 8:6), "carried them into exile". Meaning of the name: pilgrimage, combat; dispute. Related names are: Shimei, Bahurim, Jordan . The translations of Gera in 31 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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Wear it!And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (GEN 46:21)
But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. (JDG 3:15)
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. (2SA 16:5)
And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. (2SA 19:16)
And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; (2SA 19:18)
And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. (1KI 2:8)
And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, (1CH 8:3)
And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. (1CH 8:5)
And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. (1CH 8:7)