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Gera (deporter to Manahath)

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Description

Second Gera of 1 Chronicles 8:5,7; named again as the one who deported the Geba inhabitants to Manahath and begot Uzza and Ahihud. Often identified with Gera the father of Ehud the judge (Judges 3:15).

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Notes

The Chronicler lists 'Gera' twice in Bela's sons (vv. 3 and 5); v. 7 returns to a Gera who deports the Geba families. Whether this is one figure, two, or three is contested.