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Bela

A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.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.

Named in 7 verses across 3 books of the Bible.

Every verse

1 Chronicles 7:6The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.

1 Chronicles 7:7And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

1 Chronicles 8:1Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,

1 Chronicles 8:3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

Genesis 46:21And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.

Numbers 26:38The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

Numbers 26:40And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

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