Meaning
1. The father of Bezaleel, one of the architects of the tabernacle. (Exodus 31:2; 35:30; 38:22; 1Chronicles 2:20; 2Chronicles 1:5) He was of the tribe of Judah, and grandson of Caleb ben-Hezron. (B.C. 1491.)
2. The father of Geber, Solomon’s commissariat officer in Gilead. (1Kings 4:19) (B.C. before 1010.)
3. One of the gatekeepers of the temple in the time of Ezra. (Ezra 10:24) (B.C. 458.)