Bela; Belah

be'-la (bela`, "destruction"; the King James Version Belah, Gen 46:21):

(1) Bela, the son of Beor, was the first king of Edom previous to the kingdom of Israel and reigned in the city of Dinhabah (Gen 36:32; 1 Chr 1:43). Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Balak.

(2) Bela, the firstborn son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21; 1 Chr 7:6; 1 Chr 8:1). He was the head of the family of the Belaites (Num 26:38), the father of Addar (called Ard, Num 26:40), Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, Gera, Shephuphan (compare Shephupham, Num 26:39), Huram (1 Chr 8:3-5; Num 26:40).

(3) Bela, a son of Azaz, of the tribe of Reuben, was a man of great power and wealth. His possessions reached from Nebo to the Euphrates (1 Chr 5:8).

A. L. Breslich