Strong H11064 sensesבֶּ֫לַע

Meaning of the name

The 4 senses of Strong H1106

The lexicon tells 4 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1106 appears in 14 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. Son of Benjamin, head of the Belaite clanH1106A7 verses · Genesis, Numbers, 1 Chronicles
2. Son of Beor, the first king of Edom.H1106G4 verses · Genesis, 1 Chronicles
3. A city near Sodom, spared from destructionH1106B2 verses · Genesis
4. A Reubenite, son of Azaz.H1106H1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• bela13
• belah1

First verses

1. Genesis 14:2
   That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
2. Genesis 14:8
   And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
3. Genesis 36:32
   And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
4. Genesis 36:33
   And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
5. 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.
6. 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:
7. Numbers 26:40
   And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
8. 1 Chronicles 1:43
   Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
9. 1 Chronicles 1:44
   And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
10. 1 Chronicles 5:8
    And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:
11. 1 Chronicles 7:6
    The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three.
12. 1 Chronicles 7:7
    And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
13. 1 Chronicles 8:1
    Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third,
14. 1 Chronicles 8:3
    And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,