Person Old Testament
Beeri
Beeri was the father of Hosea, the prophet who authored the biblical book bearing his name. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Hosea 1:1.
Why it matters. Father of the prophet Hosea.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Beeri
Beeri is mentioned in Hos.1.1 as the father of the prophet Hosea. The context of the passage is the introduction to the book of Hosea, which provides the historical and familial background of the prophet. Hosea is described as the son of Beeri and is said to have prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and Israel. The mention of Beeri serves to establish Hosea's lineage and to provide a timeframe for his prophetic ministry.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
Hosea (1 verse)