Bela, son of Benjamin
Bela is mentioned in 7 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 46:21. Also called Belah.
Family of Bela
Who was Bela?
The eldest son of Benjamin (Num. 26:38; “Belah,” Gen. 46:21).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Bela
- Genesis 46:21
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, 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, 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 were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
- 1 Chronicles 7:6
The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
- 1 Chronicles 8:3
And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,