Eliab, son of Pallu
The name Eliab means “God is my father; God is the father.” Eliab is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Numbers 16:1.
Family of Eliab
Who was Eliab?
A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Eliab
- Numbers 16:1
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
- Numbers 16:12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
- Numbers 26:8
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
- Numbers 26:9
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the Lord:
- Deuteronomy 11:6
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel: