Person Old Testament
Bela
Bela, a descendant of Reuben, was the son of Azaz Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 5:8.
Why it matters. A Reubenite, son of Azaz.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Bela
Bela is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.5.8 as a member of the tribe of Reuben. He is described as the son of Azaz. The context of the passage is the genealogy of the tribe of Reuben, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The mention of Bela serves to establish his place within the Reubenite lineage and to highlight the importance of family records in Israelite society.
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.
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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)