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bē´la (בּלע, bela‛, “destructionâ€; the King James Version Belah, ):
(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 ( f; f). Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, ΒαλαÌκ, BalaÌkÌŒ.
(2) Bela, the firstborn son of Benjamin (; f; ). He was the head of the family of the Belaites (), the father of Addar (called Ard, ), Gera, Abihud, Abishua, Naaman, Ahoah, Gera, Shephuphan (compare Shephupham, ), Huram (-5; ).
(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 ().