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Beeliada

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(the Lord knows); one of David’s 9 sons, born in Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 14:7) In the lists in Samuel the name is Eliada. (B.C. after 1045.)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Beeliada

Beeliada be-e-li'-a-da (be`elyadha`, "the Lord knows"; ELIADA, which see; compare HPN , 144, 192, note 1, 202):A son of David (1Ch 14:7). ⇒See a list of verses on BEELIADA in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Beeliada

A son oi David, 1 Ch 14', changed in conformity with later usage (see Ishbosheth) into Eliada (]>y^^ ' Ei knows ') in 2 S 5'^ J. A. Selbie. BEELSARUS (BfAiropos), 1 Es 5«.— One of the leaders (TrpoTr(ovij.evoi) of those Jews who returned to Jerus. with Zerub., called BiLSHAN, Ezr 2', Neh 7'. The form in 1 Es appears not to have come through the Gr. of the canonical books, but to be due to a confusion of i and [ in the Heb. H. St. J. Thackeray.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Beeliada

1Ch 14:7. El-iada (2Sa 5:16), with 'Eel ("God") substituted for Baal.

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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