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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
God
is
father
). (1) A Chief of
Zebulun
(
Num. 1:9
9
Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. (Numbers 1:9)
). (2) A Reubenite (
Num. 26:8-9
8
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
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: (Numbers 26:8‑9)
). (3) A Levite musician (
1 Chron. 15:18-20
18
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters.
19
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
20
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:18‑20)
). (4) Eldest
brother
of
David
(
1 Chron. 2:13
13
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, (1 Chronicles 2:13)
). (5) A Gadite leader (
1 Chron. 12:9
9
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, (1 Chronicles 12:9)
). (6) An ancestor of
Samuel
(
1 Chron. 6:27
27
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. (1 Chronicles 6:27)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
of
Helon
, and leader of the tribe of
Zebulun
at the
time
of the
census
being taken at
Sinai
(
Num. 1:9
9
Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. (Numbers 1:9)
;
Num. 2:7
7
Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. (Numbers 2:7)
;
Num. 7:24,29
24
On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer: (Numbers 7:24)
29
And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. (Numbers 7:29)
;
Num. 10:16
16
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. (Numbers 10:16)
).
2.
Son of
Pallu
, a Reubenite, and
father
of
Dathan
and
Abiram
(
Num. 16:1,12
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 16:1)
12
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: (Numbers 16:12)
;
Num. 26:8-9
8
And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.
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: (Numbers 26:8‑9)
;
Deut. 11:6
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: (Deuteronomy 11:6)
).
3.
Eldest son of
Jesse
, and
brother
of
David
(
1 Sam. 16:6
6
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. (1 Samuel 16:6)
;
1 Sam. 17:13,28
13
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. (1 Samuel 17:13)
28
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. (1 Samuel 17:28)
;
1 Chron. 2:13
13
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, (1 Chronicles 2:13)
;
2 Chron. 11:18
18
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; (2 Chronicles 11:18)
). Perhaps the same as
Elihu
in
1 Chronicles 27:18
18
Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: (1 Chronicles 27:18)
.
4.
A Gadite leader who was with David in the
wilderness
(
1 Chron. 12:9
9
Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, (1 Chronicles 12:9)
).
5.
Levite musician and
door
keeper in the time of David (
1 Chron. 15:18,20
18
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. (1 Chronicles 15:18)
20
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; (1 Chronicles 15:20)
;
1 Chron. 16:5
5
Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; (1 Chronicles 16:5)
).
6.
Ancestor of
Samuel
, a Kohathite (
1 Chron. 6:27
27
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. (1 Chronicles 6:27)
). Apparently called
ELIEL
in
1 Chronicles 6:34
34
The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, (1 Chronicles 6:34)
, and ELIHU in
1 Samuel 1:1
1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: (1 Samuel 1:1)
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
446
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’Eliy’ab
Phonic:
el-ee-awb’
Meaning:
from {SI
1
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1
; God of (his) father; Eliab, the name of six Israelites
KJV Usage:
Eliab
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
my God is father
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
God a father:―name of six Israelites, Num. 1:9. {Deus pater}
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