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Ezbon
hastening to understand
אֶצְבּוֹן ets.bon
Ezbon (Hebrew: אֶצְבּוֹן, ets.bon) means “hastening to understand”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Patriarchal period. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Areli in Genesis 46.
Which Ezbon?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Ezbon
son of Gad
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Ezbon
son of Bela
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 3 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 46:16 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 7:7 |
| Cross-references | 20 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ziphion attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Areli attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Arod attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Eri attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Shuni attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Haggi attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Eri co-occurrence Appears with Eri in Genesis 46.
- Jerimoth co-occurrence Appears with Jerimoth in 1 Chronicles 7.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.7;
son of: Bela (H1106A);
brother of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Gera (H1617I), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265)
§ Ezbon = "hasting to discern: I will be enlargement"
1) a son of Gad
2) grandson of Benjamin
Ezbon was a son of Bela and a grandson of Benjamin.
The biblical story
Ezbon is mentioned in 1Ch.7.7 as one of the sons of Bela, who was a son of Benjamin. Benjamin was one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Benjamin. Ezbon was part of the second generation of Benjamites born in Egypt. He is listed along with his brothers Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri as the heads of their ancestral houses and mighty warriors (1Ch.7.7). The descendants of Bela, including Ezbon, are described as valiant men who were skilled with the bow (1Ch.8.40).
Key verses
Ezbon appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.
1 Chronicles 7:7
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 7:7