Eliab (Eliab, son of Helon, leader from the tribe of Zebulun)
Leader of the Tribe of Zebulun
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Lähtö EgyptistäLeaderc. 1500 BC
Eliab, son of Helon, was the chosen leader and chief of the tribe of Zebulun during the wilderness journey. He was appointed by God to assist Moses in the census at the desert of Sinai and represented his tribe at the dedication of the tabernacle. He played an important administrative and military role in organizing the people of Israel during their exodus from Egypt.
30The descendants of Zebulun: all the men twenty years old and upward who were fit for military service were listed by name, according to their genealogy, by clan and family.
The tribe of Zebulun, under Eliab's leadership, was placed on the east side of the tabernacle, together with Judah and Issachar, under the banner of Judah.
Eliab presented his offering on the third day during the dedication of the altar in the tabernacle, including a silver plate, a silver basin, a gold bowl, as well as burnt and sin offerings.
25His offering was one silver plate weighing a hundred and thirty shekels and one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the sanctuary shekel, both of them filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
When the people of Israel broke camp from the wilderness of Sinai, the division of Zebulun under Eliab's leadership marched as part of the camp of Judah.