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Bela בֶּ֫לַע
Bela was a son of Benjamin and the head of the Belaite clan within the tribe of Benjamin.
Also called Belah, Belaite.
Family
| Father | Benjamin |
|---|---|
| Children | Abihud, Abishua, Addar, Ahoah, Ard, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Gera |
| Brothers and sisters | Ahiram, Ard, Ashbel, Becher, Gera, Huppim, Jediael, Muppim, Naaman, Rosh |
Where Bela appears
1 Chronicles (4), Numbers (2), Genesis (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 46:21 first mention — And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- Numbers 26:38 — The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
- Numbers 26:40 — And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
- 1 Chronicles 7:6 — The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7 — And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1 — Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
- 1 Chronicles 8:3 — And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.