Eliab
Eliab was a Levite musician who served during the reign of King David.
The name Eliab means “God is my father; God is the father”
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Summary
A musician living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 15:18; only referred to as Eliab (אֱלִיאָב).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אֱלִיאָבEliab
Mentions
- …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.
- Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
- 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