Meaning
Bela; Belah be'-la (bela`, "destruction"; the King James Version Belah, Ge 46:21):
(1) Bela, the son of Beor, was the first king of Edom previous to the kingdom of Israel and reigned in the city of Dinhabah (Gen 36:32, 1Ch 1:43). Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Balak.
(2) Bela, the firstborn son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21, 1Ch 7:6, 1Ch 8:1). He was the head of the family of the Belaites (Nu 26:38), the father of Addar (called Ard, Nu 26:40), Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, Gera, Shephuphan (compare Shephupham, Nu 26:39), Huram (1Ch 8:3-5, Num 26:40).
(3) Bela, a son of Azaz, of the tribe of Reuben, was a man of great power and wealth. His possessions reached from Nebo to the Euphrates (1Ch 5:8 ff).
A. L. Breslich
