Person
Name meaning: pilgrimage, combat; dispute (Hitchcock)
Grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7).
(2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15).
(3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
(a grain), one of the “sons,” i.e. descendants, of Benjamin. (Genesis 46:21) Gera, who is named, (Judges 3:15) as the ancestor of Ehud, and in (2 Samuel 16:5) as the ancestor of Shimei who cursed David, is probably also the same person (though some consider them different persons).
Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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