Person Old Testament
Eliada
Also known as Beeliada
Eliada, also known as Beeliada, was a son of David born in Jerusalem. Mentioned in 3 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 5:16.
Why it matters. Son of David born in Jerusalem
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliada
Eliada, also referred to as Beeliada, is mentioned in 2Sa.5.16, 1 Chronicles 2Sa.3.8, and 1Ch.14.7 as one of the sons of David born to him in Jerusalem. He was born after David had established his reign and conquered the city of Jerusalem. The name Eliada means "God knows," while Beeliada means "the Lord knows." The reason for the variation in his name is not explicitly stated 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.
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- DavidJerusalem wives
Appears in Scripture
Named in 3 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.