be.la is a personal name used for figures in royal succession notices and family genealogies.

The term is consistently a proper personal name. It occurs in notices of an Edomite king and his succession, and in genealogical lists that identify family members, descendants, and a clan connection.

1. Personal name in royal and genealogical records · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies each form as a proper noun. In Genesis 36:32 the APB renders a ruler as “Bela son of Beor” reigning in Edom, while Genesis 36:33 records his death and replacement. In 1 Chronicles 8:1 the APB renders Bela as Benjamin's firstborn, and Numbers 26:40 names his sons within a clan listing.

   Genesis 36:32Genesis 36:331 Chronicles 1:431 Chronicles 8:1Numbers 26:38Numbers 26:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as the name “Bela,” whether in the Edomite royal notices of Genesis 36:32 and Genesis 36:33 or the genealogical lists of 1 Chronicles 8:1 and Numbers 26:38. Its wording confirms the named-person context rather than supplying a lexical definition.