Kislon is a person mentioned in Numbers as the father of Eldad (also called Elidad in some translations). His son was appointed to represent the tribe of Benjamin in the distribution of the land of Canaan. Kislon himself played no direct role in the account but is known through his son who was given responsibility in the land allocation.
God commanded Moses to appoint leaders from each tribe to distribute the land of Canaan. Elidad, son of Kislon, was chosen to represent the tribe of Benjamin.
The Lord spoke to Moses and gave instructions on how the land of Canaan should be distributed among the tribes of Israel, with representatives from each tribe participating.
Moses received a complete list of men who were to assist Eleazar the priest and Joshua in dividing the inheritance, including Elidad, son of Kislon, for Benjamin.
In the preparations for the conquest and distribution of the promised land, an arrangement was established where each tribe had a representative, giving Kislon's family an important role.
2Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will fall to you as your inheritance — the land of Canaan with its boundaries.
3Your southern side shall run from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. Your southern boundary shall begin at the end of the Salt Sea on the east,
4then turn south of the Ascent of Akrabbim, continue on to Zin, and end south of Kadesh Barnea. From there it shall go on to Hazar Addar and pass over to Azmon,
13Moses commanded the Israelites: This is the land you are to receive as your inheritance by lot, the land the LORD has commanded to be given to the nine and a half tribes.
14For the tribe of the Reubenites by their ancestral houses and the tribe of the Gadites by their ancestral houses have already received their inheritance, and the half-tribe of Manasseh has received theirs as well.