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Bela
Holman Bible Dictionary
(beel luh) or BELAH Personal and place name meaning, “he swallowed.” 1. Name for Zoar. See Genesis 14:2 ). 2 . King of Edom who ruled in city of Dinhabah before Israel had a king (Genesis 36:32 ). 3 . A son of Benjamin and grandson of Jacob (Genesis 46:21 ). He became original ancestor of clan of Belaites (Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 7:7 ). 4 . A descendant of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:8 ).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Bela'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/b/bela.html. 1991.