Ard (son of Benjamin)

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Ard (son of Benjamin)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

The eponymous ancestor of the Ardites. Ard is listed as a son of Benjamin according to Gen 46:21, but a descendant of Bela according to Num 26:40. The use of “son” in the Genesis genealogy probably indicates that Ard is a descendant of Benjamin, rather than a literal son.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Ard, Son of Benjamin

Ard, Descendant of Benjamin (אַרְדְּ‎, ard). The eponymous ancestor of the Ardites. Ard is listed as a son of Benjamin according to Gen 46:21, but a descendant of Bela according to Num 26:40. The use of “son” in the Genesis genealogy probably indicates that Ard is a descendant of Benjamin, rather than

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Ard (Person)

ARD (PERSON) [Heb ʾārd (אָרְדּ)]. Var. ADDAR. ARDITES. One of Benjamin’s ten sons, according to the Benjaminite genealogy of Gen 46:21, and head of the Ardites (Num 26:40). The variant form of the name, i.e., “Addar,” is easily explained as a transposition of the Hebrew consonants reš and dalet. The

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Ard

Ard, Ardite. One of the eight sons of Bela (Nm 26:40), Benjamin’s firstborn son (1 Chr 8:1). Ard is called Benjamin’s son in the Hebrew sense, meaning descendant (Gn 46:21). He was the founder of the Ardite family, a subclan of Benjamin’s tribe. The Ard/Addar transposition in 1 Chronicles 8:3 is probably

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Ard

Ard ärd [Heb. ’ard—‘humpbacked’] (Gen. 46:21; Nu. 26:40). A descendant of Benjamin. Nu. 26:38–40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin’s oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjaminite families. In 1 Ch. 8:1–3 Addar and Naaman are mentioned,

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Ard

ARD, ARDITE One of the nine sons of Bela (Nm 26:40), Benjamin’s firstborn son (1 Chr 8:1). Ard is called Benjamin’s son in the Hebrew sense, meaning descendant (Gn 46:21). He was the founder of the Ardite family, a subclan of Benjamin’s tribe. The Ard/Addar transposition in 1 Chronicles 8:3 is probably

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Ard

ARD, ARDITE. One of the descendants of Benjamin who founded a clan in Egypt (Gen 46:21; Num 26:40).Ard is alternately Addar (q.v.; 1 Chr 8:3).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Ard

Ard (Heb. ʾard) (also ADDAR)A descendant of Benjamin and the son of Bela, listed among ancestral clan leaders who accompanied Jacob to Egypt (Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:40). At 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar.

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Ard

Ard [ärd] (Heb. ˒ard “humpbacked”). A descendant of Benjamin, listed among those ancestral clan leaders who accompanied Jacob to Egypt (Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:40); at 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. He was the son of Bela.

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Ard

Ard (one that descends), the son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:40. In 1 Chron. 8:3 he is called Addar.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Ard

Ard—descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38–40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num. 26:40.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Ard

ARD [ard] — the name of two men in the Old Testament:1. A son of Benjamin (Gen. 46:21).2. A son of Bela and a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:40), also called Addar (1 Chr. 8:3).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ARD

ARD<ard> ( אַרַדַּ‎ [’ard], meaning unknown): Either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Numbers 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin’s oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite families. In 1 Chronicles 8:1-3 Addar

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