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Bela; Belah

“Bela” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(destroying). (1) A city of the plain; afterward called Zoar (Gen. 14:2; 19:22²That 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, which is Zoar. (Genesis 14:2)
²²Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. (Genesis 19:22)). (2) A king of Edom (Gen. 36:31-33³¹And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. ³²And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. ³³And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (Genesis 36:31‑33); 1 Chron. 1:43⁴³Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. (1 Chronicles 1:43)). (3) Eldest son of Benjamin (Gen. 46:21²¹And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (Genesis 46:21)); and founder of the Belaites (Num. 26:38³⁸The 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 26:38); 1 Chron. 7:6; 8:1⁶The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. (1 Chronicles 7:6)
¹Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, (1 Chronicles 8:1)). (4) Son of Azaz (1 Chron. 5:8⁸And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: (1 Chronicles 5:8)).

“Belah” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

[BELA, 3.]

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Another name of ZOAR, a small city near the Dead Sea (Gen. 14:2,8²That 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, which is Zoar. (Genesis 14:2)
⁸And 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 (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; (Genesis 14:8); Gen. 19:22²²Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. (Genesis 19:22)).

2. Son of Beor and king in Edom (Gen. 36:32-33³²And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. ³³And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (Genesis 36:32‑33); 1 Chron. 1:43-44⁴³Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. ⁴⁴And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. (1 Chronicles 1:43‑44)).

3. Son of Azaz, of the tribe of Reuben (1 Chron. 5:8⁸And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: (1 Chronicles 5:8)).

4. Eldest son of Benjamin, and head of the family of the BELAITES (Gen. 46:21²¹And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (Genesis 46:21) (BELAH); Num. 26:38,40³⁸The 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 26:38)
⁴⁰And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. (Numbers 26:40); 1 Chron. 7:6-7⁶The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. ⁷And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valor; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. (1 Chronicles 7:6‑7); 1 Chron. 8:1, 3¹Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, (1 Chronicles 8:1)
³And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, (1 Chronicles 8:3)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

1106 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Bela`

Phonic:

beh’-lah

Meaning:

the same as 1105; Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Bela

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

swallowing

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Absorbing; destroying:―see Bela, Gen. 46:21. {Absorptio}