Lexical Definition

‎בֶּלַע‎ Belaʻ (beh'-lah) Bela ^N:N-M-P
the same as ‎בֶּלַע‎

Bela.

• § Bela = "destruction"
• Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites

n pr m
1) a king of Edom
2) first son of Benjamin
3) a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite
n pr loc
4) one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21
• son of: Benjamin (בִּנְיָמִין)
• brother of: Becher (בֶכֶר), Ashbel (אַשְׁבֵּל), Gera (גֵּרָא), Naaman (נַעֲמָן), Ehi (אֵחִי), Rosh (רֹאשׁ), Muppim (מֻפִּים), Huppim (חֻפִּים), Ard (אַרְדְּ), Ahiram (אֲחִירָם) and Jediael (יְדִיעֲאֵל)
• father of: Ard (אַרְדְּ), Naaman (נַעֲמָן), Ezbon (אֶצְבּוֹן), Uzzi (עֻזִּי), Uzziel (עֻזִּיאֵל), Jerimoth (יְרִימוֹת), Iri (עִירִי), Addar (אַדָּר), Gera (גֵּרָא), Abihud (אֲבִיהוּד), Abishua (אֲבִישׁוּעַ) and Ahoah (אֲחוֹחַ)
• Also named: bal.i (‎ב‎ַּ‎ל‎ְ‎ע‎ִ‎י‎ "Belaite" בַּלְעִי)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎בֶּ֫לַע‎

proper name, masculine 1. ‎בֶּלַע‎ Gen 36:32 = 1Chr 1:43 ‎בָּ֑לַע‎ Gen 36:33 = 1Chr 1:44 a king of Edom, ‎בן בעור‎ ‎׳‎‎ב‎ (compare ‎בִּלְעָם‎ & Di Gen 36:32).

2. ‎בֶּלַע‎ 1st son of Benjamin Gen 46:21; Num 26:38; Num 26:40; 1Chr 7:6; 1Chr 7:7; 1Chr 8:1; 1Chr 8:3 (‎בָּ֑לַע‎).

3. ‎בֶּלַע‎ a Reubenite 1Chr 5:8.

III. ‎בֶּ֫לַע‎ proper name, of a location city = ‎צֹעַר‎ q. v. Gen 14:2; Gen 14:8. ‎בִּלְעֲדֵי‎ see below ‎בלה‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Benjamin and father of Ezbon • Son of Benjamin, head of the Belaite clan

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Bela was a son of Benjamin and the head of the Belaite clan within the tribe of Benjamin.

• A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;
• referred to as Bela בֶּלַע, or Belaite בַּלְעִי;
• son of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין;
• a brother of Becher בֶכֶר, Ashbel אַשְׁבֵּל, Gera גֵּרָא, Naaman נַעֲמָן, Ahiram אֲחִירָם, Rosh רֹאשׁ, Muppim מֻפִּים, Huppim חֻפִּים, Ard אַרְדְּ, Ahiram אֲחִירָם and Jediael יְדִיעֲאֵל;
• father of Ard אַרְדְּ, Naaman נַעֲמָן, Ezbon אֶצְבּוֹן, Uzzi עֻזִּי, Uzziel עֻזִּיאֵל, Jerimoth יְרִימוֹת, Iri עִירִי, Addar אַדָּר, Gera גֵּרָא, Abihud אֲבִיהוּד, Abishua אֲבִישׁוּעַ and Ahoah אֲחוֹחַ.

Bela is mentioned in several passages (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38, 40; 1 Chronicles 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.

All entries for Bela: בֶּלַע ☩ בַּלְעִי

Related Profiles:

• Benjamin (father)
• Becher (sibling)
• Ashbel (sibling)
• Gera (sibling)
• Naaman (sibling)
• Rosh (sibling)
• Muppim (sibling)
• Huppim (sibling)
• Ard (sibling)
• Ahiram (sibling)
• Jediael (sibling)
• Ard (child)
• Naaman (child)
• Ezbon (child)
• Uzzi (child)
• Uzziel (child)
• Jerimoth (child)
• Iri (child)
• Addar (child)
• Gera (child)
• Abihud (child)
• Abishua (child)
• Ahoah (child)