A son of the patriarch Benjamin and chief of the clan of the Belaites. He was father of Addar and Naaman.
About Bela
Benjamin’s oldest son (Genesis 46:21; 1 Chronicles 8:1), whose descendants were called Belaites (Numbers 26:38).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Benjamin
- Half-siblings 11
- Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, Ard, Ahiram, Jediael
- Children 12
- Ard (Numbers 26:40), Naaman (Numbers 26:40), Ezbon (1 Chronicles 7:7), Uzzi (1 Chronicles 7:7), Uzziel (1 Chronicles 7:7), Jerimoth, Iri, Addar, Gera (1 Chronicles 8:3), Abihud, Abishua (1 Chronicles 8:4), Ahoah
- Nieces & Nephews 11
- Zemirah, Joash (1 Chronicles 7:8), Eliezer (1 Chronicles 7:8), Elioenai (1 Chronicles 7:8), Omri (1 Chronicles 7:8), Jeremoth, Abijah (1 Chronicles 7:8), Anathoth, Alemeth, Ehud, Bilhan (1 Chronicles 7:10)
- Aunt
- Dinah
- Uncles 11
- Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan (Patriarch), Naphtali, Gad (Patriarch), Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph
- Cousins 45
- Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, Carmi, Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zerah, Shaul, Gershon, Kohath, Merari, Jochebed, Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hushim (Genesis 46:23), Jahzeel, Guni, Jezer, Shillem, Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arod, Areli, Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi (Genesis 46:17), Beriah, Serah, Tola, Puah, Jashub, Shimron, Sered, Elon (Genesis 46:14), Jahleel, Manasseh (Son of Joseph), Ephraim
Key References
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
the Shuphamite clan from Shupham, and the Huphamite clan from Hupham.
And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
All Scripture References (7)
Genesis (1)
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
Numbers (2)
These were the descendants of Benjamin by their clans: The Belaite clan from Bela, the Ashbelite clan from Ashbel, the Ahiramite clan from Ahiram,
And the descendants of Bela from Ard and Naaman were the Ardite clan from Ard and the Naamite clan from Naaman.
1 Chronicles (4)
The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, heads of their families—five in all. There were 22,034 mighty men of valor listed in their genealogies.
Benjamin was the father of Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, Aharah the third,
The sons of Bela: Addar, Gera, Abihud,