Strong H788אַשְׁבֵּל

Ashbel

Transliteration
'ashbêl
Pronunciation
ash-bale'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably from the same as H7640; flowing;
{Ashbel} an Israelite: - Ashbel.

Meaning of the name

Ashbel = "a man in God: a man of Baal: fire of Bel: I will make a path"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21;
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H714), Ahiram (H297) and Jediael (H3043)
Also named: ash.be.li (אַשְׁבֵּלִי "Ashbelite" H789)

In the biblical story

Ashbel

Son of Benjamin, founder of the Ashbelite clan

Ashbel was a son of Benjamin and the founder of the Ashbelite clan (Gen 46:21; Num 26:38; 1 Chr 8:1).

In the Bible

Strong H788 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ashbel3

First verses

  1. Genesis 46:21
    And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.
  2. Numbers 26:38
    The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
  3. 1 Chronicles 8:1
    Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
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