Bela
Who he was
Bela is mentioned in several passages (Genesis 46:21; Num.26.38, 40; 1Ch.7.6, 7; 8.1, 3) as one of the sons of Benjamin, the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). He is consistently listed as the first among Benjamin's sons, suggesting his prominence within the family. In the census of the Israelites in the wilderness (Numbers 26), Bela is named as the head of the Belaite clan, one of the clans within the tribe of Benjamin. The descendants of Bela are also mentioned in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles, highlighting the continuity of his lineage. The repeated mention of Bela in these various contexts emphasizes his importance as a progenitor of the Benjamite tribe and the role of his clan in the history of Israel.
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Family
FatherBenjaminSiblingsBecher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram, JediaelChildrenArd, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Ahoah
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Every mention
7 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
Genesis 1 mention
Numbers 2 mentions
Numbers 26:38The 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 26:40The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
1 Chronicles 4 mentions
1 Chronicles 7:6The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.1 Chronicles 7:7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and they were listed by genealogy twenty-two thousand thirty-four.1 Chronicles 8:1Benjamin became the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,1 Chronicles 8:3Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
What the dictionary says
A thing swallowed.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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