Bible Dictionary

Bechorath

People & Groups • Old Testament

Bechorath was a descendant of Becher and the son of Aphiah or Abiah. He was an ancestor of Saul through Kish’s family.

Definition

Bechorath means “first-born.” He was the son of Aphiah or Abiah and the grandson of Becher.

Bechorath appears in the genealogy leading through Kish to Saul.

He belonged to the family line of Saul before Saul’s rise as king; the supplied material gives no further biographical information.

1 Samuel 9:1 1 Chronicles 7:8

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(first-born), son of Aphiah or Abiah, and grandson of Becher according to (1 Samuel 9:1; 1 Chronicles 7:8) (B.C. before 1093.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)

<p>be-kor'-ath.</p><p>See BECORATH.</p>