אַשְׁבֵּלʼAshbêl

proper name, masculine: 2nd son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1)

Pronunciation: ash-bale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H788

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 46:21 Benjamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
  • Numbers 26:38 These were the clans descended from the sons of Benjamin: The Belaite clan, named after their ancestor Bela. The Ashbelite clan, named after their ancestor Ashbel. The Ahiramite clan, named after their ancestor Ahiram.
  • 1 Chronicles 8:1 Benjamin’s first son was Bela, the second was Ashbel, the third was Aharah,

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).