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Beeri
my well
בְּאֵרִי be.e.ri
Beeri (Hebrew: בְּאֵרִי, be.e.ri) means “my well”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a foreigner. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Aiah in Genesis 36.
Which Beeri?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Beeri
father of Judith
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Beeri
father of Hosea
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 8 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 26:34 |
| Last appears | Hosea 1:1 |
| Cross-references | 103 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Judith co-occurrence Appears with Judith in Genesis 36.
- Anah co-occurrence Appears with Anah in Genesis 36.
- Elon co-occurrence Appears with Elon in Genesis 26.
- Oholibamah co-occurrence Appears with Oholibamah in Genesis 36.
- Aiah co-occurrence Appears with Aiah in Genesis 36.
- Zibeon co-occurrence Appears with Zibeon in Genesis 36.
- Basemath co-occurrence Appears with Basemath in Genesis 26.
- Jalam co-occurrence Appears with Jalam in Genesis 36.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.26.34; married to Anah (H6034);
father of: Judith (H3067)
§ Beeri = "my well"
1) Esau's Hittite father-in-law
2) father of Hosea
Beeri the Hittite was the father of Judith, one of Esau's wives.
The biblical story
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.
Key verses
Beeri appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
Genesis 26:34
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 26:34