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Eliab Scripture - Numbers 26:9

And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This [is that] Dathan and Abiram, [which were] famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:...

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Eliab Scripture - 1 Samuel 17:28

And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle....

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Eliab Scripture - 1 Chronicles 16:5

Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;...

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Eliab in Wikipedia

was the name of at least three individuals mentioned in the Bible: The son of Helon and a prince of the house of Zebulun according to Numbers 1:9. The son of Pallu and the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram according to Numbers 26:8-9. The eldest son of Jesse, and thus the older brother of King David. He was apparently tall and had fair featu...

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Eliab in Hitchcock's Bible Names

God is my father; God is the father...

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Eliab in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e-li'-ab ('eli'abh, "God is father"): (1) Prince of the tribe of Zebulun in the Exodus (Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16). (2) A Reubenite, father of Dathan and Abiram (Nu 16:11,12; 26:8 f; Dt 11:6). (3) Eldest son of Jesse and brother of David (1 Sam 16:6), once called Elihu (1 Ch 27:18). He was of commanding appearance (1 Sam 16:6) and when servin...

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Eliab in Naves Topical Bible

1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram Nu 26:8,9; 16:1,12; De 11:6 -2. Son of Helon Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16 -3. Ancestor of Samuel 1Ch 6:27 Also called ELIHU 1Sa 1:1 And ELIEL 1Ch 6:34 -4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David 1Sa 16:6; 17:13,28; 1Ch 2:13 A prince in the tribe of Judah 1Ch 27:18 -5. A hero of the tribe...

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Eliab in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(God is my father). 1. Son of Helon and leader of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness of Sinai. Nu 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29 10:16 (B.C. 1490.) 2. A Reubenite, father of Dathan and Abiram. Nu 16:1,12; 26:8,9; De 11:6 3. One of David's brothers, the eldest of the family. 1Sa 16:6; 17:13,28; 1Ch 2:13 (B.C. 1063.) 4. A Lev...

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Eliab in Easton's Bible Dictionary

to whom God is father. (1.) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6). (2.) A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness (Num. 1:9; 2:7). (3.) The son of Jesse, and brother of David (1 Sam. 16:6). It was he who spoke contemptuously to David when he proposed to fight Goli...

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Eliab in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Numbers 1:9; Numbers 2:7; Numbers 7:24; Numbers 7:29; Numbers 10:16. 2. Numbers 26:8-9; Numbers 16:1; Numbers 16:12; Deuteronomy 11:6. 3. David's oldest brother (1 Chronicles 2:13; 1 Samuel 16:6; 1 Samuel 17:13; 1 Samuel 17:28). Abihail his daughter (granddaughter?) married her second cousin Rehoboam, and bore him three children (2 Chro...

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