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ELIAB

(Heb. ʾĕlîʾāḇ)

1. The son of Helon; leader of the Zebulunites during the wilderness period (Num. 2:7; 10:16). He assisted Moses in the census of the Exodus generation (Num. 1:9) and brought an offering to the tabernacle when it was completed (7:24-29).

2. A descendant of Reuben (Num. 26:8-9); father of Dothan and Abiram, who participated in a revolt against Moses and Aaron (16:1, 12; Deut. 11:6).

3. The firstborn son of Jesse (1 Sam. 17:13; 1 Chr. 2:13). He was Samuel’s first choice to be the new king of Israel (1 Sam. 16:6). While serving with Saul’s forces during the Philistine wars, he chastised David for inquiring among the Israelites concerning the challenge of Goliath (1 Sam. 17:13, 28-30). Eliab’s daughter Abihail married Jerimoth, the son of David, and bore Mahalath, who married Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:18).

4. A descendant of Levi (1 Chr. 6:27) and a possible ancestor of Samuel.

5. A Gadite who joined David at Ziklag during his flight from Saul and who served as an officer in David’s army (1 Chr. 12:9).

6. A Levite appointed to play harps in the worship relating to the ark of the covenant in the Jerusalem tabernacle (1 Chr. 15:18-20; 16:5).

7. An ancestor of Judith (Jdt. 8:1).

Michael L. Ruffin

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ELIAB

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)