How many times is Eliab mentioned in the Bible?
The word Eliab appears 20 times in the King James Version, in 20 verses. Counting every form (Eliab, Eliab's), it appears 21 times in 20 verses across 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Eliab 20 times (21 with every form).
Eliab in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Eliab counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Eliab | 20 | 20 |
| Eliab's | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 21 | 21 |
What the name Eliab means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Eliab as "God is my father; God is the father".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Eliab most
Eliab appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (9), then 1 Chronicles (6) and 1 Samuel (4).
First and last mention of Eliab
Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
The verse that uses it most is 1 Samuel 17:28, 2 times:
And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle.
Common questions
How many times is Eliab in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 21 of the 21 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Eliab appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (9), then 1 Chronicles (6) and 1 Samuel (4).
Where is Eliab first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 1:9: "Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon." The last is 2 Chronicles 11:18.
What does the name Eliab mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Eliab as "God is my father; God is the father".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.