beeri Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
beeri in Easton's Bible Dictionary
illustrious, or the well-man. (1.) The father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau (Gen. 26:34), the same as Adah (Gen. 36:2). (2.) The father of the prophet Hosea (1:1).
beeri in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
BEE'RI (the well-man). 1. The father of Judith, one of Esau's wives. Gen 26:34. 2. The father of Hosea the prophet. Hos 1:1.
beeri in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
1. The Hittite = ANAH. frontTHE 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.