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Mered, son of Ezra

The name Mered means “rebellious, ruling.” Mered is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 4:17.

Family of Mered

Who was Mered?

Rebellion, one of the sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:17).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Mered

  • 1 Chronicles 4:17

    And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

  • 1 Chronicles 4:18

    And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, which Mered took.