Aquifer Open Bible Dictionary (2026) · CC BY-SA 4.0 EN
Gera
One of the sons of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21). But the name does not appear in a similar list in Numbers 26:38–41.
The father of the judge Ehud (Judges 3:15).
The father of Shimei. Shimei cursed and threw stones at King David during the rebellion of Absalom. Later, he begged David to pardon him (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16–18; 1 Kings 2:8).
A son of Bela from the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:3, 5). In verse 7, another name for Gera is "Heglam."