Bera

Mentioned in 1912 BC traditional (Jones)

Gift, or son of evil, king of Sodom at the time of the invasion of the four kings under Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:2, 8, 17, 21).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Tagged in: 1 verse

Mentioned in the era of the Patriarchs, 1996–1707 BC.
Named in the same verses as Birsha, Shemeber, and Shinab.

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Bera, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

possible location: Admah1
location not graded: Bela1
possible location: Gomorrah1
possible location: Sodom1
possible location: Zeboiim1
possible location: Zoar1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1937–1887 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

1 tagged verse in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.

Genesis1

The name in each translation

Text	Occurrences of each name
BSB	Bera 1
KJV	Bera 1
ASV	Bera 1

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Every verse

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Genesis1 verse

14:2
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.