Bered is a person mentioned in 1 Chronicles as a descendant of Ephraim, the son of Joseph. He is part of Ephraim's lineage and is noted in connection with the genealogies of the tribes of Israel. Little is known about his life beyond his place in the family register.
21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and also Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, born in that land, killed, for they had gone down to seize their livestock.
21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and also Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, born in that land, killed, for they had gone down to seize their livestock.
23Then he went in to his wife, and she conceived and bore a son. He named him Beriah,* because disaster had struck his house. [*Footnote: The name Beriah sounds like the Hebrew phrase meaning "in misfortune."]
The genealogy where Bered is mentioned also contains the account that some of Ephraim's sons were killed by men from Gath, placing the family in a context of conflict and grief.
21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, and also Ezer and Elead, whom the men of Gath, born in that land, killed, for they had gone down to seize their livestock.