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To whom God is father.
  • A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Numbers 16:1,12; 26:8,9; Deuteronomy 11:6 ).

  • A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness (Numbers 1:9; 2:7 ).

  • The son of Jesse, and brother of David (1 Samuel 16:6 ). It was he who spoke contemptuously to David when he proposed to fight Goliath (1 Samuel 17:28 ).

  • One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in his stronghold in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 12:9 ).

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Eliab'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​e/eliab.html. 1897.
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