Eliab. [Eli'ab]
1. Son of Helon, and leader of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census being taken at Sinai. Num. 1:9; Numbers 2:7; Numbers 7:24, Numbers 1:7; Numbers 10:16.
2. Son of Pallu, a Reubenite, and father of Dathan and Abiram. Numbers 16:1, Numbers 1:16; Numbers 26:8, Numbers 1:26; Deuteronomy 11:6.
3. Eldest son of Jesse, and brother of David. 1 Samuel 16:6; 1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 1:17; 1 Chronicles 1:2; 2 Chronicles 1:11. Perhaps the same as ELIHU in 1 Chronicles 27:18.
4. A Gadite leader who was with David in the wilderness. 1 Chronicles 12:9.
5. Levite musician and doorkeeper in the time of David. 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 1:15; 1 Chronicles 1:16.
6. Ancestor of Samuel, a Kohathite. 1 Chronicles 6:27. Apparently called ELIEL in 1 Chronicles 6:34, and ELIHU in 1 Samuel 1:1.