Iri

עִירִי · i.ri · H5901“fire; light” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Iri is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:7 as one of the five sons of Bela, who was a son of Benjamin. He is listed along with his brothers Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, and Jerimoth. The passage is part of a genealogy tracing the descendants of Benjamin. No other details are recorded in the Bible about Iri's life or family. As a grandson of Benjamin, he was a member of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin.

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Family

FatherBelaSiblingsArd, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Ahoah

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 7:7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.

What the dictionary says

or Ir (belonging to a city), a Benjamite, son of Bela.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain