and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
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- WEB and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;
- KJV And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:
- NKJV and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.
- NASB and Bela, the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon.
- NLT and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. The Reubenites lived in the area that stretches from Aroer to Nebo and Baal-meon.
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Quick answer
Bela, traced through Azaz, Shema, and Joel, settled in the region from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon. It locates a Reubenite family in its territory.
Overview
This verse names Bela and ties his family to towns east of the Jordan, in the land Reuben received under Moses (Numbers 32:37-38). Anchoring the clan to specific places affirms the tribe's God-given inheritance. The geographic detail reflects the Chronicler's aim to preserve both lineage and land for his people.
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- Num 32:38as well as Nebo and Baal-meon (whose names were changed), and Sibmah. And they renamed the cities they rebuilt.
- Num 32:34And the Gadites built up Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer,
- 1 Chr 5:4The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
- Deut 32:49“Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
- Ezek 25:9therefore I will indeed expose the flank of Moab beginning with its frontier cities—Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim—the glory of the land.
- Isa 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.
- Isa 17:2The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear.
- Deut 34:1Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan,
- Josh 13:17to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,
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