Beeri (Hastings' Dictionary)
- The father of Judith, one of Esau's >vives (Gn 26**), sometimes wrongly identi- fied with Anah (which see). 2. The father of the prophet Hosea (Hos 1'). H. E. Bylb. BEER-LAHAI-ROI {'x\ 'n^ i|<? 'Well of the Living One that seeth me,' Gn 16'-" 24™ 25").— It is expressly described as ' the fountain in the way to Shur,' signifying that it was well known, on the way to Egypt' whither the Egyptian Hagar was naturally fleeing. It is placed between Kadesh and Bered; but the site of neither ia certain. Bered has been located at El-Khalasah, 13 miles S.W. of Beersheba. When Abraham dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, he is said (Gn 20') to have sojourned in Gerar at the same time or shortly after. Gn 25" and 26' also imply that the well, Beer-lahai-roi, was not very far from Gerar. Rowland claims to have found the true site at 'Ain MoilAhhi, some .50 miles S. of Beer- sheba, and 10 or 12 miles W. of 'Ain Kadis (PEFSt, 1884, p. 177). (See Bered, Hagar, I.saac, Siiuk.) A. Henderson. BEEROTH BEGOTTEN 266
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Beeri
Beeri be-e'-ri (be'eri, "expounder"): ⇒See a list of verses on BEERI in the Bible. (1) Father of Judith, one of Esau's wives (Ge 26:34). (2) The father of the prophet Hosea (Ho 1:1). ⇒See the definition of beer in the KJV Dictionary ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Beeri
The father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau. (Genesis 26:34) [Anah] (B.C. 1797.) Father of the prophet Hosea. (Hosea 1:1) (B.C. before 725.)
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Beeri
1. The Hittite = ANAH. (See THE HORITE) Father of Judith, Esau's wife was Aholibamah. (See AHOLIBAMAH) In the narrative where stress is laid on Esau's wife being a Canaanite, her father is called a Hittite; in the genealogy, where the stress is on Esau's marriage connection with the former holders of mount Seir, he is properly termed a Horite. (See BASHEMATH) 2. Hosea's father.
References
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- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
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- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia