Gera

ge'-ra (gera', "grain"): A family name of the tribe of Benjamin, hence, not necessarily a separate individual in (3) and (4) below:

⇒See a list of verses on GERA in the Bible.

(1) A son of Benjamin (Ge 46:21).

(2) According to 1Ch 8:3,5,7, son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. The name is repeated (1Ch 8:5) in the list of Bela's sons.

⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

(3) Father, or ancestor, of the judge Ehud (Jg 3:15).

(4) Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled from Absalom (2Sa 16:5; 19:16,18; 1Ki 2:8).