Topic
Eliab
28 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 1:9Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Helon
Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
- Numbers 2:7Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Helon
Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun.
- Numbers 16:12Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram
¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
- Numbers 26:8Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
- Deuteronomy 11:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
- 1 Samuel 16:6Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David
¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.
- 1 Samuel 17:28Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David
¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of…
- 1 Chronicles 12:9Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 5. A hero of the tribe of Gad
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,
- Numbers 7:24Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Helon
¶ On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer:
- Numbers 7:29Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Helon
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.
- Numbers 10:16Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Helon
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
- Numbers 16:1Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
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- Numbers 26:9 Easton · Smith · Nave 1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram
- 1 Chronicles 6:27 Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Ancestor of Samuel
- 1 Chronicles 15:18 Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. A Levite, a porter and musician
- 1 Chronicles 15:20 Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. A Levite, a porter and musician
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 Smith · ISBE · Nave 6. A Levite, a porter and musician
- 1 Samuel 1:1 ISBE · Nave 3. Ancestor of Samuel — Also called ELIHU
- 1 Samuel 17:13 Smith · Nave 4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David
- 1 Chronicles 2:13 Smith · Nave 4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David
- 1 Chronicles 6:34 ISBE · Nave 3. Ancestor of Samuel — And ELIEL
- 1 Chronicles 27:18 ISBE · Nave 4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David — A prince in the tribe of Judah
- Judith 8:1 Smith · ISBE
- Numbers 16:11 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 12:8 ISBE
- 1 Chronicles 12:14 ISBE
- 2 Chronicles 11:18 ISBE
- Judith 9:2 ISBE
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
To whom God is father. (1.) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6).
(2.) A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness (Num. 1:9; 2:7).
(3.) The son of Jesse, and brother of David (1 Sam. 16:6). It was he who spoke contemptuously to David when he proposed to fight Goliath (1 Sam. 17:28).
(4.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in his stronghold in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:9).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 20 references
- Son of Helon and leader of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai. (Numbers 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16) (B.C. 1490.)
- A Reubenite, father of Dathan and Abiram. (Numbers 16:1,12; 26:8,9; 11:6)
- One of David’s brothers, the eldest of the family. (1 Samuel 16:6; 17:13,28; 1 Chronicles 2:13) (B.C. 1063.)
- A Levite in the time of David, who was both a "porter" and a musician on the "psaltery." (1 Chronicles 15:18,20; 16:5)
- One of the warlike Gadite leaders who came over to David when he was in the wilderness taking refuge from Saul. (1 Chronicles 12:9) (B.C. 1061.)
- An ancestor of Samuel the prophet; a Kohathite Levite, son of Nahath. (1 Chronicles 6:27) (B.C. 1250).
- Son of Nathanael, one of the fore-fathers of Judith, and therefore belonging to the tribe of Simeon. Judith 8:1.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 25 references
e-li'-ab ('eli'abh, "God is father"):
(1) Prince of the tribe of Zebulun in the Exodus (Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16).
(2) A Reubenite, father of Dathan and Abiram (Nu 16:11,12; 26:8 f; De 11:6).
(3) Eldest son of Jesse and brother of David (1Sa 16:6), once called Elihu (1Ch 27:18). He was of commanding appearance (1Sa 16:6) and when serving with Saul's army at the time when it was confronting the Philistines and Goliath, was inclined to lord it over his brother David (1Sa 17:28 f). His daughter Abihail became a Wife of Rehoboam (2Ch 11:18).
(4) An Ephraimite, an ancestor of Samuel (1Ch 6:27); called Eliel in 1Ch 6:34, and Elihu in 1Sa 1:1.
(5) A Gadire warrior with David (1Ch 12:9), one of 11 mighty men (1Ch 12:8,14).
(6) A Levite musician (1Ch 15:18,20; 16:5).
(7) An ancestor of Judith ( /APC Judith 8:1; compare /APC Judith 9:2).
F. K. Farr
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 22 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram Nu 26:8,9; 16:1,12; De 11:6
- 2. Son of Helon Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16
- 3. Ancestor of Samuel 1Ch 6:27
- 4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David 1Sa 16:6; 17:13,28; 1Ch 2:13
- A prince in the tribe of Judah 1Ch 27:18
- 5. A hero of the tribe of Gad 1Ch 12:9
- 6. A Levite, a porter and musician 1Ch 15:18,20; 16:5
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.