Eliab
the name means God of (his) father Strong's Lexicon
Eliab, a Reubenite, was the father of Dathan and Abiram, who rebelled against Moses.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
To whom God is father. (1.) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Pallu
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First named at Numbers 16:1.
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Verses that name Eliab
- Numbers 16:1 Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
- Numbers 16:12 Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!
- Numbers 26:8 Now the son of Pallu was Eliab,
- Numbers 26:9 and the sons of Eliab were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. It was Dathan and Abiram, chosen by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses and Aaron with the followers of Korah who rebelled against the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 11:6 and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.