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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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בֵּרִים

(bee' rite) Word of unknown meaning (2 Samuel 20:14 ). Some Bible students think original text read Bichrites, referring to clan to which Sheba, son of Bichri belonged (2 Samuel 20:13 ). See TEV, NRSV. Some would identify the Berites as residents of a town called Biria in northern Palestine.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Berite'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/berite.html. 1991.

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