E’ri.(watchful). Son of Gad, Gen 46:16, and ancestor of the Erites. Num 26:16.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literatureby John McClintock & James Strong (1880)↑
(Hebrews Eri’,עֵרַי, watchful), the fifth son of the patriarch Gad (Gen 46:16; Sept.Α᾿ηδείς, Vulg. Haeri), and progenitor (Num 26:16; Sept. Α᾿δδί, Vulg. Her) of the ERITES SEE ERITES (q.v.). B.C. 1856.