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    Beriah

    Pronounced beh-RY-uh

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    ✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Beriah appears in the King James Bible, including 1 Chronicles 7:23.
    Meaning
    "In trouble; In fellowship"
    Origin
    Hebrew

    Beriah was a son of Asher and also a son of Ephraim, named 'because it went evil with his house.' The name captures the reality that some of life's most significant seasons begin in sorrow — God uses trouble as the starting point for new chapters.

    Spiritual meaning

    Beriah shows that children born in seasons of trouble can become bearers of hope — God writes redemption stories from painful beginnings.

    Related verses (KJV)

    • "And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house."

      1 Chronicles 7:23 (KJV) →
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