Ard

Ard, a grandson of Benjamin, is mentioned in the census of the Israelites taken in the wilderness of Moab.

The name Ard means “one that commands; he that descends”

MaleTribe of BenjaminEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament1 book1 verse

Summary

A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Numbers 26:40; referred to as Ard (אַרְדְּ) or Ardite (אַרְדִּי); son of Bela; a brother of Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua and Ahoah.

Glossary entries

Family members

Father: Bela
Siblings: Abihud Abishua Addar Ahoah Ezbon Gera Iri Jerimoth Naaman Uzzi Uzziel

Alternative names

אַרְדְּArd
אַרְדִּיArd

Mentions

Numbers 26:40
And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.