Strong H1106H1106Gבֶּ֫לַע
Bela
One of the 4 senses of Strong H1106
- Transliteration
- bela‛
- Pronunciation
- beh'-lah
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.32;
son of: Beor (H1160)
son of: Beor (H1160)
Meaning of the name
Bela = "destruction"
General definition
The same as H1105; {Bela} the name of a {place} also of an Edomite and of two Israelites: - Bela.
In the biblical story
Bela
Son of Beor, the first king of Edom.
Bela, son of Beor, was the first king to reign in Edom before Israel had a king.
In the Bible
Strong H1106G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bela4
First verses
- Genesis 36:32And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- Genesis 36:33And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- 1 Chronicles 1:43Now 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.
- 1 Chronicles 1:44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.