The meaning of “אֱלִיאָב”
Understanding ʼĔlîyʼâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Eliab. - § Eliab = "my God is father" or "God is father" - Eliab, the name of six Israelites 1) son of Helon, leader of ...
אֱלִיאָב
Eliab. - § Eliab = "my God is father" or "God is father" - Eliab, the name of six Israelites 1) son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness 2) a Reubenite chief, father of Dathan and Abiram 3) David's oldest brother 4) a Levite musician 5) a Gadite warrior for David 6) a Kohathite
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 10:16 | “And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.” Word: אֱלִיאָב (ʼĔlîyʼâb) | |
| Deuteronomy 11:6 | “And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:” Word: אֱלִיאָב (ʼĔlîyʼâb) | |
| 1 Samuel 17:13 | “And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.” Word: אֱלִיאָב (ʼĔlîyʼâb) | |
| 1 Chronicles 15:18 | “And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.” Word: אֱלִיאָב (ʼĔlîyʼâb) | |
| 2 Chronicles 11:18 | “And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;” Word: אֱלִיאָב (ʼĔlîyʼâb) |