Encyclopedia entry
Bela
Disambiguation
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A thing swallowed.
Bela (1)
#A city on the shore of the Dead Sea, not far from Sodom, called also Zoar. It was the only one of the five cities that was spared at Lot’s intercession (Gen. 19:20, 23). It is first mentioned in Gen. 14:2, 8.
Bela (2)
#The eldest son of Benjamin (Num. 26:38; “Belah,” Gen. 46:21).
Bela (3)
#The son of Beor, and a king of Edom (Gen. 36:32, 33; 1 Chr. 1:43).
Bela (4)
#A son of Azaz (1 Chr. 5:8).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(destruction).
One of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar, (Genesis 14:2; 19:22) [Zoar] Son of Beor, who reigned over Edom in the city of Dinhabah, eight generations before Saul. (Genesis 36:31-33; 1 Chronicles 1:43,44) Eldest son of Benjamin, according to (Genesis 46:21) (Authorized Version “Belah”); (Numbers 26:38,40; 1 Chronicles 7:6; 8:1) and head of the family of the Belaites. Son of Ahaz, a Reubenite. (1 Chronicles 5:8)
In the Bible
14
Verses where Bela is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 1:43
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
- 1 Chronicles 7:6
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1
Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
+8 more verses naming Bela.
Scripture on Bela
9
Entries that reference Bela
28
Bela references
15
Voices on Bela
1
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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