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Bela

בֶּ֫לַע · be.la · H1106H1 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Bela is briefly mentioned in 1 Chronicles 5:8 as a member of the tribe of Reuben. He is described as the son of Azaz. The context of the passage is the genealogy of the tribe of Reuben, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The mention of Bela serves to establish his place within the Reubenite lineage and to highlight the importance of family records in Israelite society.

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Family

FatherAzaz
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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 5:8and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;

What the dictionary says

A thing swallowed.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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