Son of Pallu from the tribe of Reuben who lived during the time of the Egyptian slavery and the wilderness wandering of the Israelites He was the father of Dathan and Abiram.
About Eliab
2. Member of Reuben’s tribe and son of Pallu. Eliab was the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram rebelled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness (Nm 16:1, 12; 26:8–9; Dt 11:6).
Family Relationships
- Parents
- Pallu
- Children 3
- Dathan, Abiram (Son of Eliab), Nemuel (Numbers 26:9)
- Uncles 3
- Hanoch, Hezron, Carmi
Key References
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.
All Scripture References (5)
Numbers (4)
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
Deuteronomy (1)
and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.