22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brothers came to comfort him. 23 And Ephraim went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. And he called his name Beriah, because disaster had befallen his house.[a] 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built both Lower and Upper (A)Beth-horon, and Uzzen-sheerah.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for disaster

22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days, and his relatives came to comfort him. 23 Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,[a] because there had been misfortune in his family. 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon(A) as well as Uzzen Sheerah.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 7:23 Beriah sounds like the Hebrew for misfortune.