Birsha

Family: Gomorrah · Role: king · First appears: Genesis 14

Birsha was king of Gomorrah. In Genesis 14, at the vale of Siddim, the kings who had served Chedorlaomer rebelled against him after twelve years, in the thirteenth year; Bera, Shinab, and Shemeber were with Chedorlaomer in this event.

The same chapter records that Amraphel, Arioch, Chedorlaomer, and Tidal made war against Bera and Birsha, among the kings of the region: “That 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.”

Relationship record

Life events

• The kings who had served Chedorlaomer rebelled against him.(Genesis 14 · 📍 vale of Siddim)
  • With: Chedorlaomer Bera Shinab Shemeber
  • “Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.”

Genesis 14

• enemies with Amraphel “That 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.”
• enemies with Arioch “That 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.”
• enemies with Chedorlaomer “That 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.”
• enemies with Tidal “That 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.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.