Bichri

Bichri (bik'rī) [key], in the Bible, father of Sheba 3, but “son of Bichri” may stand for “descendants of Becher” (see Becher 1). The “Berites,” supporters of Sheba, are apparently to be understood as “Bichrites.”

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