Beeri

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This article is about the biblical figure. For the kibbutz in Israel, see Be'eri.

Beeri, is the father of the prophet Hosea.^[1] Jewish tradition says that Beeri, the father of Hosea, 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 of Isaiah. As such, Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism.^[2]

Also, The father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau (Gen. 26:34), the same as Adah (Gen. 36:2).

In Hebrew, the word "Be'e'ri" literally means "my well" as in, a well of water-- an important source of life in the desert.

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