Strong H1298בֶּ֫רַע

Bera

Transliteration
bera‛
Pronunciation
beh'-rah
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of uncertain derivation;
{Bera} a Sodomitish king: - Bera.

Meaning of the name

Bera = "son of evil"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, only mentioned at Gen.14.2

In the biblical story

Bera

King of Sodom during Abraham's time

Bera was the king of Sodom who allied with other kings against Chedorlaomer.

In the Bible

Strong H1298 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bera1

First verses

  1. Genesis 14:2
    That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
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