Belaʻ — H1106

Definition

masculine proper noun

Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites

1. Bela = "destruction"
2. n pr m
3. a king of Edom
4. first son of Benjamin
5. a son of Ahaz, a Reubenite
6. n pr loc
7. one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar

Usually translated as

Bela

Origin

the same as H1105

• Same as Belaʻ (H1105)

Occurrences

Belaʻ occurs 14 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), Numbers (2), 1 Chronicles (7)

• Genesis 14:2 — That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (בֶּ֖לַע), which is Zoar.
• Genesis 14:8 — And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (בֶּ֖לַע) (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
• Genesis 36:32 — And Bela (בֶּ֖לַע) the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
• Genesis 36:33 — And Bela (בָּ֑לַע) died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
• Genesis 46:21 — And the sons of Benjamin were Belah (בֶּ֤לַע), and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
• Numbers 26:38 — The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela (לְבֶ֗לַע), the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
• Numbers 26:40 — And the sons of Bela (בֶ֖לַע) were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
• 1 Chronicles 1:43 — Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela (בֶּ֚לַע) the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
• 1 Chronicles 1:44 — And when Bela (בָּ֑לַע) was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
• 1 Chronicles 5:8 — And Bela (וּבֶ֙לַע֙) the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon:
• 1 Chronicles 7:6 — The sons of Benjamin; Bela (בֶּ֧לַע), and Becher, and Jediael, three.
• 1 Chronicles 7:7 — And the sons of Bela (בֶ֗לַע); Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
• 1 Chronicles 8:1 — Now Benjamin begat Bela (בֶּ֣לַע) his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
• 1 Chronicles 8:3 — And the sons of Bela (לְבָ֑לַע) were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,