Boy Old Testament Rare
Eri
my city
עֵרִי e.ri
Eri (Hebrew: עֵרִי, e.ri) means “my city”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In 2025 it was given to 42 children in the United States. Use is rising. Appears with Areli in Genesis 46.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Eri
son of Gad
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 42 | Rising |
| All-time total | 904 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 55 in 2024 | Its highest year on record |
| Ten-year trend | +138% | Change in share of births |
| Strongest state | TX | Highest share relative to births |
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 46:16 |
| Last appears | Numbers 26:16 |
| Cross-references | 17 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ziphion attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Areli attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Arod attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ezbon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Shuni attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Haggi attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ezbon co-occurrence Appears with Ezbon in Genesis 46.
- Ziphion co-occurrence Appears with Ziphion in Genesis 46.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692)
Also named: e.ri (עֵרִי "Erite" H6180)
§ Eri = "watchful"
son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Erites
Eri was a son of Gad and the head of the Erite clan.
The biblical story
Eri was one of the sons of Gad, who was among the seventy members of Jacob's family that went down to Egypt (Gen.46.16). He became the head of the Erite clan, which was named after him. The Erites were counted among the descendants of Gad during the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai (Num.26.16).
Key verses
Eri appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 46:16 -
Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:
Numbers 26:16
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 46:16
Numbers (1)
- Numbers 26:16