Topic
Bela
18 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Genesis 14:2Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A city also called Zoar
That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
- Genesis 46:21Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Son of Benjamin — Called BELAH
¶ And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
- Numbers 26:38Easton · Smith · Nave 3. Son of Benjamin
¶ The 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:
- 1 Chronicles 1:43Easton · Smith · Nave 2. King of Edom
¶ Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8Easton · Smith · Nave 4. Son of Azaz
And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
- Genesis 14:8Easton · Nave 1. A city also called Zoar
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
- Genesis 36:32Easton · Nave 2. King of Edom
And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- Genesis 36:33Easton · Nave 2. King of Edom
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- Numbers 26:40Smith · Nave 3. Son of Benjamin
And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44Smith · Nave 2. King of Edom
And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 7:6Smith · Nave 3. Son of Benjamin
¶ The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1Smith · Nave 3. Son of Benjamin
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
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- Genesis 19:20 Easton
- Genesis 19:22 Smith
- Genesis 19:23 Easton
- Genesis 36:31–33 Smith
- 1 Chronicles 7:7 Nave 3. Son of Benjamin
- 1 Chronicles 8:3 Nave 3. Son of Benjamin
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
A thing swallowed. (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.
(2.) The eldest son of Benjamin (Num. 26:38; “Belah,” Gen. 46:21).
(3.) The son of Beor, and a king of Edom (Gen. 36:32, 33; 1 Chr. 1:43).
(4.) A son of Azaz (1 Chr. 5:8).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 11 references
- 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)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
be'-la.
See ZOAR.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.