Person Old Testament
Eliab
Eliab, son of Helon, was the leader of the tribe of Zebulun during the wilderness journey. Mentioned in 5 verses across 1 book, first at Numbers 1:9.
Why it matters. Son of Helon, leader of the tribe of Zebulun
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliab
Eliab, the son of Helon, is mentioned in Num.1.9; 2.7; 7.24,29; and Num.10.16 as the leader of the tribe of Zebulun during the Israelites' wilderness journey. He was appointed as the representative of his tribe during the census conducted by Moses and Aaron (Num.1.9). Eliab's tribe, along with the tribes of Judah and Issachar, camped on the east side of the tabernacle (Num.2.7). As the leader, Eliab presented the offering of the tribe of Zebulun during the dedication of the tabernacle (Num.7.24,29). He also led his tribe in the order of march when the Israelites set out from Mount Sinai (Num.10.16).
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 5 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.