בֶּלַע
bela · Bela
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1106 · appears 14 times in the Bible
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bela (בֶּלַע) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Bela”.
An older name of the town of Zoar; also the name of an early king of Edom and of Israelites, such as a son of Benjamin.
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be·la
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Genesis 14:2
that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
- Genesis 14:8
Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and drew up battle lines against them in the Valley of Siddim,
- Genesis 36:32
Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- Genesis 36:33
Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Genesis 46:21
The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- Numbers 26:38
The sons of Benjamin by 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; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
- 1 Chronicles 1:43
And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the sons of Israel: Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 5:8
and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel; he lived in Aroer, and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
- 1 Chronicles 7:6
Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael, three.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7
And the sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri, five, heads of fathers’ houses, mighty men of valor; and their genealogical record: twenty-two thousand and thirty-four.
- 1 Chronicles 8:1
And Benjamin fathered Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
- 1 Chronicles 8:3
And Bela had sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,