Bible Person
Male · 7 cross references
This Bela entry refers to Bela son of Benjamin, the first-named branch in several Benjaminite genealogies. He should be distinguished from other figures named Bela, including the Edomite king and the son of Beor. First appears in Gen 46:21.1
AI summary: This Bela matters because the cross references preserve one of the foundational branches of Benjamin's family line. His descendants continue through tribal records, helping map how Benjamin's house expands and is remembered across generations. Though he is not a narrative actor, his place in the genealogies carries structural importance for tribal identity. Taken together, the material presents this Bela as an ancestral Benjaminite whose line contributes to the continuity of Israel's tribal memory.1
Central Figure
Bela
The eldest son of Benjamin (Num.
Siblings
Children
The eldest son of Benjamin (Num. 26:38; “Belah,” Gen. 46:21). 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.