Biblical person
Eliab
genealogical ancestor
People
also: Eliab
Eliab is named as Pallu’s son and the father of Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram.
Eliab in the Bible is a genealogical ancestor, first named as one of Pallu’s sons in Numbers 26:8. The same passage names Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram as Eliab’s sons; it also says that Dathan and Abiram contended against Moses and Aaron in the congregation of Korah Numbers 26:9.
Deuteronomy identifies him as “Eliab son of Reuben” and recounts what happened to Dathan and Abiram when the land swallowed them, their households, tents, and those following them Deuteronomy 11:6. Eliab is named in at least 3 verses across 2 books.
3
Verses
2
Books
Numbers 26:8
First named
Key verses
Across Scripture
Numbers · Deuteronomy