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 Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8
• son of: Azaz (עָזָז)
• one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar

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 Azaz • A Reubenite, son of Azaz.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Bela, a descendant of Reuben, was the son of Azaz

• A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.8;
• only referred to as Bela בֶּלַע;
• a son of Azaz עָזָז.

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.

All entries for Bela: בֶּלַע

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