Keraia
People

Bela

Bela was a son of Benjamin and the head of the Belaite clan within the tribe of Benjamin.
MaleTribe of BenjaminEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books7 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Genesis 46:21; referred to as Bela (בֶּ֫לַע) or Belaite (בַּלְעִי); son of Benjamin; a brother of Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ahiram, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram and Jediael; father of Ard, Naaman, Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, Iri, Addar, Gera, Abihud, Abishua and Ahoah.

Glossary entries

Belah, Belaite Bela (Person)

Family members

Father

Benjamin

Siblings

Ahiram Ard Ashbel Becher Gera Huppim Jediael Muppim Naaman Rosh

Children

Abihud Abishua Addar Ahoah Ard Ezbon Gera Iri Jerimoth Naaman Uzzi Uzziel

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 46:21
    The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
  2. Numbers 26:38
    These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
  3. Numbers 26:40
    And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.
  4. 1 Chronicles 7:6
    The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
  5. 1 Chronicles 7:7
    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.
  6. 1 Chronicles 8:1
    Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
  7. 1 Chronicles 8:3
    The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,