Son of Ezrah from the tribe of Judah.
Mered
Named in 2 verses of 1 Chronicles, first in 1 Chronicles 4:17.
מֶ֫רֶדMered
The name means “rebellious, ruling.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
- Father
- Ezrah
- People
- Tribe of Judah(?)
About Mered Written by AI
Mered was a son of Ezrah from the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:17). He is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in the book of Chronicles. Mered had two wives: one was Bithiah, the daughter of Pharaoh, and the other was a Judahite woman (1 Chronicles 4:18). The biblical text lists the children born to Mered and his Judahite wife, including Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah (1 Chronicles 4:17).
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897
Rebellion, one of the sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:17).
M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.
Where the Bible names him
- 1 Chronicles 4:17
The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- 1 Chronicles 4:18
These were the children of Pharaoh’s daughter Bithiah. Mered also took a Judean wife, who gave birth to Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah.
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.