Eliab e-li'-ab ('eli'abh, "God is father"):
(1) Prince of the tribe of Zebulun in the Exodus (Numbers 1:9, Numbers 2:7, Numbers 7:24, Numbers 7:29, Numbers 10:16).
(2) A Reubenite, father of Dathan and Abiram (Numbers 16:11, Numbers 16:12, Numbers 26:8, Deuteronomy 11:6).
(3) Eldest son of Jesse and brother of David (1 Samuel 16:6), once called Elihu (1 Chronicles 27:18). He was of commanding appearance (1 Samuel 16:6) and when serving with Saul's army at the time when it was confronting the Philistines and Goliath, was inclined to lord it over his brother David (1 Samuel 17:28). His daughter Abihail became a Wife of Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:18).
(4) An Ephraimite, an ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:27); called Eliel in 1 Chronicles 6:34, and Elihu in 1 Samuel 1:1.
(5) A Gadire warrior with David (1 Chronicles 12:9), one of 11 mighty men (1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:14).
(6) A Levite musician (1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 15:20, 1 Chronicles 16:5).
(7) An ancestor of Judith (Judges 8:1Judith 8:1; compare Judges 9:2Judith 9:2).
F. K. Farr