Bible Person
Meaning: the Lord increaseth · Male · 5 cross references
Eliasaph is the Gadite chief in the wilderness generation, representing his tribe in census, offerings, and camp order. He is one of the recurring princes who give shape to Israel's communal life around the tabernacle. First appears in Num 1:14.1
AI summary: Eliasaph matters because the cross references present him as Gad's formal representative in Israel's ordered wilderness community. His repeated appearance in lists of counting, dedication, and marching order shows how tribal life is structured through named leaders before the Lord. Though not a narrative hero, he embodies stable leadership within the camp. Taken together, the material presents Eliasaph as a Gadite prince whose office supports Israel's disciplined communal order.1
Central Figure
Eliasaph
Meaning: the Lord increaseth
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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.