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Eliab

אֱלִיאָב · e.li.av · H0446H“God is my father; God is the father” Hitchcock's 18695 mentions in 2 books, most in Numbers (4)

Who he was

Eliab, a member of the tribe of Reuben, is mentioned in Num.16.1,12; 26.8,9; and Deuteronomy 11:6 as the father of Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram, along with Korah, led a rebellion against the leadership of Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. They challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron, claiming that all the congregation was holy (Numbers 16:1–3). Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, but they refused to appear before him (Numbers 16:12–14). As a result, God caused the earth to open up and swallow the rebels and their households (Numbers 16:31–33). Eliab's sons, Dathan and Abiram, perished in this divine judgment (Numbers 26:9; Deuteronomy 11:6). The rebellion of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram serves as a warning against challenging God's appointed leaders.

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Family

FatherPalluChildrenDathan, Abiram, Nemuel
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Every mention

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

Numbers 4 mentions

Numbers 16:1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took some men.Numbers 16:12Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab; and they said, “We won’t come up!Numbers 26:8The son of Pallu: Eliab.Numbers 26:9The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah…

Deuteronomy 1 mention

Deuteronomy 11:6and what he did to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben—how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households, their tents, and every living thing…

What the dictionary says

To whom God is father.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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