Beriah, son of Elpaal
The name Beriah means “in fellowship; in envy.” Beriah is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 8:13.
Family of Beriah
Who was Beriah?
A Benjamite who with his brother Shema founded Ajalon and expelled the Gittites (1 Chr. 8:13).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Beriah
- 1 Chronicles 8:13
Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath:
- 1 Chronicles 8:16
And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;