Beeri
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Beeri was the father of the prophet
Hosea
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Jewish tradition says that he only uttered a few words of prophecy, and as they were insufficient to be embodied in a book by themselves they were incorporated within the book of Isaiah
, viz., verses 19 and 20 of the 8th chapter. As such, Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism
. Beeri was sometimes identified with Beerah (1 Chronicles 5:6), who was taken into exile by the Assyrians.
Another Beeri was the father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau
(Genesis 26:34), the same as Adah (Gen. 36:2).
In Hebrew, the word "Be'e'ri" literally means "the well" as in, a well of water—an important source of life in the desert. He is also considered holy by Muslims.
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
Hosea
Hosea
Hosea was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BC. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. Hosea is often seen as a "prophet of doom", but underneath his message of destruction is a promise...
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Jewish tradition says that he only uttered a few words of prophecy, and as they were insufficient to be embodied in a book by themselves they were incorporated within the book of Isaiah
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the Book of the Twelve...
, viz., verses 19 and 20 of the 8th chapter. As such, Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
. Beeri was sometimes identified with Beerah (1 Chronicles 5:6), who was taken into exile by the Assyrians.
Another Beeri was the father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau
Esau
Esau , in the Hebrew Bible, is the oldest son of Isaac. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis, and by the minor prophets, Obadiah and Malachi. The New Testament later references him in the Book of Romans and the Book of Hebrews....
(Genesis 26:34), the same as Adah (Gen. 36:2).
In Hebrew, the word "Be'e'ri" literally means "the well" as in, a well of water—an important source of life in the desert. He is also considered holy by Muslims.