There are two biblical figures named Beeri. The etymology of Beeri (, Bə’êrî) is given as "belonging to a fountain" by Wilhelm Gesenius,Gesenius, Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon, ad loc. but as "expounder" by the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia,International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, "Beeri" and "well" according to the Holman Bible Dictionary.Holman Bible Dictionary, "Beeri"
One biblical Beeri was a Hittite, the father of Judith, one of the wives of Esau (Genesis 26:34), portrayed in the text as a source of grief to her parents-in-law.
According to the Book of Hosea, another Beeri was the father of the prophet Hosea. Jewish tradition says that he only uttered a few words of prophecy, and as they were insufficient to be embodied in a book by themselves, they were incorporated in the Book of Isaiah, viz., verses 19 and 20 of the 8th chapter. As such, Beeri is considered a prophet in Judaism.The Midrash: Leviticus Rabba Beeri was sometimes identified with Beerah (1 Chronicles 5:6), who was taken into exile by the Assyrians.Babylonian Talmud, tractate Peshahim 87b, and tractate Baba Batra 14b He is also considered holy by Muslims.
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