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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ERI; ERITES

e'-ri, e'-rits (`eri, "watcher"):

The fifth of the seven sons of Gad (Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:16).

Patronymic, Erites (same place), a clan of Gad.

Greek

712. ariston -- breakfast, dinner
... Word Origin perhaps from eri (early) and prim. root ed- (eat, see esthio) Definition
breakfast, dinner NASB Word Usage dinner (1), luncheon (1), meal (1). ...
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Strong's Hebrew

6179. Eri -- a Gadite
... Eri. 6180 . a Gadite. Transliteration: Eri Phonetic Spelling: (ay-ree') Short
Definition: Eri. Word Origin from ur Definition a Gadite NASB Word Usage Eri (2) ...
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6180. Eri -- descendant of Eri
... 6179, 6180. Eri. 6181 . descendant of Eri. Transliteration: Eri Phonetic Spelling:
(ay-ree') Short Definition: Erites. Word Origin from Eri Definition desc ...
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Library

Editor's Preface
... Four of them relate to no less a personage than Kudur-Laghghamar or Chedor-laomer,
"King of Elam," as well as to Eri-Aku or Arioch, King of Larsa, and his son ...
/.../history of egypt chaldaea syria babylonia and assyria v 1/editors preface.htm

Babylonia and Assyria
... the fate of the sovereign power, and an Elamite prince, Kudur-Mabug by name, was
made "Father" or "Governor of the land of the Amorites." His son Eri-Aku, the ...
/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm

History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 4
... dynasty and its struggle with Central Chaldaea-Elam, its geographical position,
its peoples; Kutur-Nakhunta conquers Larsam-Bimsin (Eri-Aku); Khammurabi founds ...
/.../history of egypt chaldaea syria babylonia and assyria v 4/title page.htm

Chapter xiv
... Certainly "Arioch" is analogous to Eri-Aku, whom some identify with Rim-Sin, King
of Larsa, which last name certainly resembles "Ellasar," an old Babylonian ...
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Chapter xlvi
... living in their sons. 16-18. And the sons of Gad: Ziphion, and Haggi,
Shuni and Ezbon, Eri and Arodi and Areli. And the sons of ...
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Introduction
... under the domination of the Elamites, and while Amraphel or Khammurabi was allowed
to rule at Babylon as a vassal-prince, an Elamite of the name of Eri-Aku or ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/introduction.htm

Appendices
... Babylonia conquered by the Elamites; Kudur-Laghghamar (Chedor-laomer) king of Elam
is suzerain, while Eri-Aku (Arioch) governs southern Babylonia and makes ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/appendices.htm

The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt
... to Kudur-lagamar and Tudkhula, which he has published in a Paper road before the
Victoria Institute, Jan.20, 1896, have shown that the true reading is Eri-Aku. ...
/.../chapter ithe first chaldaean empire.htm

Aristeas Philokratei
... 218 Epiblepe dia pantos eis ten seautou doxan kai ten huperochen, ina toutois akoloutha
kai leges kai dianoe, ginoskon hoti pantes hon archeos [eri sou kai ...
/.../aristeas philokratei.htm

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Eri

my city

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Eri

(watchful), son of Gad, (Genesis 46:16) and ancestor of the Erites. (Numbers 26:16)

Thesaurus

Eri (2 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia ERI; ERITES. e'-ri, e'-rits (`eri, "watcher"): The fifth
of the seven sons of Gad (Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:16). ...Eri (2 Occurrences). ...
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Eri-aku
Eri-aku. Eriaku, Eri-aku. Erite . Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia
ERI-AKU. er-ia-koo', e-ri-a-ku': 1. The Name and Its ...
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Eriaku
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ERI-AKU. er-ia-koo', e-ri-a-ku': 1. The Name
and Its Etymology: This is the probable Sumerian reading ...
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Chedorlaomer (5 Occurrences)
... The king of Larsa was Eri-Aku ("the servant of the moon-god"), the son of an Elamite
prince, Kudur-Mabug, who is entitled "the father of the land of the ...
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Arioch (6 Occurrences)
... who was confederate with Chedorlamer (Genesis 14:1, 9). The tablets recently discovered
by Mr. Pinches (see CHALDEA) show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa. ...
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Erites (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ERI; ERITES. e'-ri, e'-rits (`eri, "watcher"):
The fifth of the seven sons of Gad (Genesis 46:16 Numbers 26:16). ...
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Tidal (2 Occurrences)
... After referring to a ruler who did not maintain the temples, Durmah-ilani son of
Eri-Aku (Arioch) is referred to, appatently as one who ravaged the country ...
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Erite (1 Occurrence)
... Erite (1 Occurrence). Numbers 26:16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri,
the family of the Erites; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Chaldea (8 Occurrences)
... In the time of Abram the king of Larsa was Eri-Aku, the son of an Elamite prince,
and Eri-Aku, as has long been recognized, is the Biblical "Arioch king of ...
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Amraphel (2 Occurrences)
... Next in order comes Amraphel, king of Babylonia and suzerain of Arioch
of Ellasar (Eri-Aku of Larsa), whose name closes the list. ...
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Bible Concordance

Eri (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 46:16 The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 26:16 of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Related Terms

Chedorlaomer (5 Occurrences)

Arioch (6 Occurrences)