Encyclopedia of The Bible – Eri, Erites
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Eri, Erites

ERI, ERITES ĭr’ ī, ĭr’ īts (עֵרִ֥י, perhaps related to a verb meaning arouse oneself). Eri is the fifth son of Gad, the grandson of Jacob (Gen 46:16), and ancestor of the Erites (Num 26:16).