Old Testament · Major figure
Bela
Bela is a name shared by an Edomite king and two distinct figures within the genealogies of Benjamin.
The name Bela refers to three distinct biblical figures. The first is a king of Edom, the son of Beor, who reigned in Dinhabah. The others appear in the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin, one as the firstborn son of Benjamin and another as a descendant of Benjamin through the line of Ehud.
In the text
- Verses
- 12
- Books
- 3
- First appears
- Genesis 36:32
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 8:3
Where Bela appears
12 verses · 7 chaptersIn the same books
- Beriah10 versesA son of Asher and patriarch of the Beriite clan, listed among the descendants who entered Egypt with Jacob.
- Shelah16 versesShelah was the son of Arpakhshad and an ancestor of Abraham in the genealogy of the post-flood patriarchs.
- Heber10 versesA name shared by several biblical figures, including a descendant of Asher and a Kenite husband of Jael.
- Seth10 versesThe third son of Adam and Eve, appointed by God to continue the godly line leading to Noah and Jesus Christ.
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
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