Easton's Bible Dictionary A gift, or in evil. (1.) One of Asher's four sons, and father of Heber (Genesis 46:17). (2.) A son of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20-23), born after the slaughter of his brothers, and so called by his father "because it went evil with his house" at that time. (3.) A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chronicles 8:13). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia BERIAH; BERIITES be-ri'-a, be-ri'-its (beri`ah, "in shouting," probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise," or "in evil," from another Hebrew root): (1) A son of Asher and father of Heber and Malchiel (Genesis 46:17 1 Chronicles 7:30, 31; the head of the family of the Beriites, Numbers 26:44). (2) A son of Ephraim, called Beriah by his father because "it went evil with his house" (1 Chronicles 7:23). (3) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:13, 16). (4) A Levite in the line of Gershon (1 Chronicles 23:10 f).

Multi-Version Concordance Beriah (10 Occurrences) Genesis 46:17 The sons of Asher: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, Beriah, and Serah their sister. The sons of Beriah: Heber and Malchiel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Numbers 26:44 The sons of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Numbers 26:45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 7:23 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. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 7:30 The sons of Asher: Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 7:31 The sons of Beriah: Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 8:13 and Beriah, and Shema, who were heads of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who put to flight the inhabitants of Gath; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 8:16 and Michael, and Ishpah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 23:10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 23:11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah didn't have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)