אֱלִיאָב

e.li.avEliab
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man21 occurrences5 books20 verses
This name belongs to 6 different people in the Bible:
  • Eliab: Gadite warrior who joined David at Ziklag
  • Eliab: Levite musician during David's reign
  • Eliab: Eldest brother of King David
  • Eliab: Son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun
  • Eliab: Reubenite, father of Dathan and Abiram
  • Elihu: An ancestor of Samuel

Definition

from H410 and H1; God of (his) father; Eliab, the name of six Israelites
Traditional renderings: Eliab.

Glossary entries

Eliab Elihu Eliel

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

21 total
  1. Numbers 1:9אֱלִיאָ֖ב · Eliab
    …from Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;
  2. Numbers 2:7אֱלִיאָ֖ב · is Eliab
    Next will be the tribe of Zebulun. The leader of the Zebulunites is Eliab son of Helon,
  3. Numbers 7:24אֱלִיאָ֖ב · Eliab
    On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.
  4. Numbers 7:29אֱלִיאָ֖ב · of Eliab
    …and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.
  5. Numbers 10:16אֱלִיאָ֖ב · and Eliab
    …and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.
  6. Numbers 16:1אֱלִיאָ֛ב · of Eliab
    Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
  7. Numbers 16:12אֱלִיאָ֑ב · of Eliab
    Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
  8. Numbers 26:8אֱלִיאָֽב׃ · was Eliab
    Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
  9. Numbers 26:9אֱלִיאָ֔ב · of Eliab
    …and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
  10. Deuteronomy 11:6אֱלִיאָב֮ · of Eliab
    …and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
  11. 1 Samuel 16:6אֱלִיאָ֑ב · Eliab
    When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”
  12. 1 Samuel 17:13אֱלִיאָ֣ב · [was] Eliab
    The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.
  13. 1 Samuel 17:28 (2×)אֱלִיאָב֙ · Eliab; אֱלִיאָ֨ב
    Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
  14. 1 Chronicles 2:13אֱלִיאָ֑ב · Eliab
    Jesse was the father of Eliab his firstborn; Abinadab was born second, Shimea third,
  15. 1 Chronicles 6:27אֱלִיאָ֥ב · Eliab
    Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
  16. 1 Chronicles 12:9אֱלִיאָ֖ב · Eliab
    Ezer the chief, Obadiah the second in command, Eliab the third,
  17. 1 Chronicles 15:18אֱלִיאָ֡ב · Eliab
    …and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
  18. 1 Chronicles 15:20וֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔ב · Eliab
    Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
  19. 1 Chronicles 16:5וֶאֱלִיאָ֡ב · Eliab
    Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals
  20. 2 Chronicles 11:18אֱלִיאָ֖ב · Eliab
    And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.