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בֶּ֫לַע

be.laBela
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man14 occurrences3 books14 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Bela: A Reubenite, son of Azaz
  • Bela: Son of Beor, the first king of Edom
  • Bela: Son of Benjamin, head of the Belaite clan
  • Zoar: A city near Sodom, spared from destruction

Definition

the same as H1105; Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Bela.

Glossary entries

Zoar Belah, Belaite Bela (Person) Bela (Place) Zair

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

14 total
  1. Genesis 14:2בֶּ֖לַע · of Bela
    …went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
  2. Genesis 14:8בֶּ֖לַע · of Bela
    Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
  3. Genesis 36:32בֶּ֖לַע · Bela
    Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
  4. Genesis 36:33בָּ֑לַע · When Bela
    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
  5. Genesis 46:21בֶּ֤לַע · Bela
    The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
  6. Numbers 26:38לְבֶ֗לַע · from Bela
    These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
  7. Numbers 26:40בֶ֖לַע · of Bela
    And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.
  8. 1 Chronicles 1:43בֶּ֚לַע · Bela
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 1:44בָּ֑לַע · When Bela
    When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
  10. 1 Chronicles 5:8וּבֶ֙לַע֙ · and Bela
    …and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
  11. 1 Chronicles 7:6בֶּ֧לַע · Bela
    The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
  12. 1 Chronicles 7:7בֶ֗לַע · of Bela
    The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
  13. 1 Chronicles 8:1בֶּ֣לַע · Bela
    Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
  14. 1 Chronicles 8:3לְבָ֑לַע · of Bela
    The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,