Ira (also called Iri) was a descendant of Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob. He is mentioned in the genealogies in 1 Chronicles as one of the sons of Bela, the firstborn of Benjamin. He was a family head among the Benjamites.
7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri — five, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors. Their genealogical record numbered twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri — five, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors. Their genealogical record numbered twenty-two thousand thirty-four.
11All these were the sons of Jediael, listed as heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors — seventeen thousand two hundred ready to march out to war.
The tribe of Benjamin is thoroughly documented in Chronicles, and Ir is part of this important tribal history that links the identity of the Israelites to their ancestors.
7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri — five, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty warriors. Their genealogical record numbered twenty-two thousand thirty-four.