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Bechorath

בְּכוֹרָת/beh-KOH-rath/

“First-born”

Summary

A Benjamite ancestor of King Saul, the son of Aphiah.

☩Saul's Genealogy

Bechorath appears in the genealogy of Saul given when the future king went seeking his father's donkeys. He was the son of Aphiah and an ancestor of Ner, the grandfather of King Saul.

Key verses:1 Samuel 9:1

Related Verses1 mention

1 Samuel· 1 verse

9:1

References

  1. 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Bechorath," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. I (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Bechorath," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).