Person Old Testament
Ard
Also known as Ardite
Ard, a grandson of Benjamin, is mentioned in the census of the Israelites taken in the wilderness of Moab. Mentioned once in Scripture, at Numbers 26:40.
Why it matters. Grandson of Benjamin, son of Bela
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ard
Ard is mentioned in the book of Numbers as one of the descendants of Benjamin, the youngest son of Israel (or 'Jacob'). In the census of the Israelites taken in the wilderness of Moab, near the end of their forty years of wandering, Ard is listed as a grandson of Benjamin through his son Bela (Num.26.40).
The purpose of this census was to determine the military strength of each tribe and to prepare for the allocation of the Promised Land among the tribes. The mention of Ard in this context highlights the continuity of the Benjamite clan and their place within the nation of Israel as they prepared to enter and possess the land promised to their forefathers.
This reference to Ard in the book of Numbers is consistent with his mention in the genealogy of Benjamin in Gen.46.21, confirming his place in the family line. Apart from these two mentions, no further details about Ard's life or role within the tribe of Benjamin are provided in the biblical text.
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
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- 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.
Numbers (1 verse)