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Eliab

Eliab, a Reubenite, was the father of Dathan and Abiram, who rebelled against Moses.

The name Eliab means “God is my father; God is the father”

MaleTribe of ReubenEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books5 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 16:1; only referred to as Eliab (אֱלִיאָב); a son of Pallu; father of Dathan, Abiram and Nemuel.

Glossary entries

Eliab

Family members

Father

Pallu

Children

Abiram Dathan Nemuel

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Numbers 16:1
    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
  2. Numbers 16:12
    Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
  3. Numbers 26:8
    Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
  4. Numbers 26:9
    …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.
  5. Deuteronomy 11:6
    …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.