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Person Old Testament

Abishua

Abishua was a descendant of Benjamin and one of the sons of Bela mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:4.

Why it matters. Descendant of Benjamin, son of Bela

Primary passages
Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Abishua

Abishua is mentioned briefly in 1Ch.8.4 as one of the sons of Bela, who was a son of Benjamin, the patriarch of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He is listed in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin, which traces the descendants of Benjamin.

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

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Parents
Bela

Appears in Scripture

Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

  • 1 Chronicles (1 verse)

    8:4

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