Bible Person
Meaning: beloved of God · Male · 1 cross reference
Elidad is the leader chosen from Benjamin to help divide the promised land. He belongs to the representative leadership through which Israel's inheritance is formally apportioned. First appears in Num 34:21.1
Name meaning
beloved of God
Identity
male
First appears
Num 34:21
AI summary: Elidad matters because his single cross reference places him among the appointed men entrusted with overseeing the distribution of Canaan. The entry shows that the inheritance of the land was handled through named and accountable tribal representatives. Taken together, the material presents Elidad as a Benjaminite leader in the settlement process.1
Central Figure
Elidad
Meaning: beloved of God
Whom God has loved, son of Chislon, and chief of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those who were appointed to divide the Promised Land among the tribes (Num.
Name meaning
beloved of God
Identity
male
Whom God has loved, son of Chislon, and chief of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those who were appointed to divide the Promised Land among the tribes (Num. 34:21). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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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.