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Areli

A son of Gad and head of the Arelite clan, named in the list of those who went down into Egypt with Jacob and counted again in the wilderness census of Numbers 26. Scripture records the name and the clan, and nothing more.

Role: Clan head of Gad
Lived: Patriarchal age
Belonged to: Tribe of Gad
Tribe/lineage: Gad

What we know — and how we know it

Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Family & lineage
BibleSon of Gad.
Genesis 46:16
Gad
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Gad.
Genesis 46:16

Where in scripture

GenesisNumbers

The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

Genesis 46:16 — Son of Gad

of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

Numbers 26:17

Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.

Genesis 46:16Numbers 26:17

Family