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Birsha in the Bible.

A king of Gomorrah whom Abraham succoured in the invasion of Chedorlaomer. The King James Version names Birsha in 1 verse, Genesis 14:2.

Who Birsha was.

Son of wickedness, a king of Gomorrah whom Abraham succoured in the invasion of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:2).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Places in Birsha’s story.

  • Admahnamed with him in 1 verse
  • Gomorrahnamed with him in 1 verse
  • Sodomnamed with him in 1 verse
  • Zeboiimnamed with him in 1 verse
  • Zoarnamed with him in 1 verse

Each opens its own page: where it is on the map and every verse.

The verse that names Birsha.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 14:2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

Questions about Birsha.

Who was Birsha in the Bible?

A king of Gomorrah whom Abraham succoured in the invasion of Chedorlaomer. The King James Version names Birsha in 1 verse, Genesis 14:2.

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