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Beraiah

Beraiah was a Benjamite, a descendant of Shimei. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:21.

Why it matters. Benjamite descendant of Shimei

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Beraiah

Beraiah is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin as a descendant of Shimei (1Ch. 8:21). He was part of the lineage that traced its roots back to Benjamin, the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). No further details about Beraiah's life or role are provided in the biblical text. His inclusion in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the preservation of ancestral records among the Israelites.

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.

Parents
Shimei

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    8:21

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.