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He went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bore a son, and he named him Beriah, because it went evil with his house.
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A Name's Deeper Meaning
Commentators explain that the name 'Beriah' is part of a common biblical wordplay. While the name itself likely means 'gift,' the verse connects it to the similar-sounding Hebrew phrase for 'in evil' (bera'ah). This was not meant to be a strict etymological definition but a way to embed the family's painful circumstances into the child's name, creating a permanent memorial of the event.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
This is either what we would call a metaphorical description of the weakening of the tribe of Ephraim by the disaster that had struck two of its pr…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when he went in to his wife After his grief and sorrow in part at least had subsided:
she conceive…
Presbyterian
No account is given here of either Zebulun or Dan. We can assign no reason why they alone should be omitted; but it is the disgrace of the tribe of…
