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Lael

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Lael, the father of Eliasaph, a leader of the Gershonite Levites.

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Lael was the father of Eliasaph, who was a leader of the Gershonite clan of the Levites during the wilderness wanderings (Num.3.24). The Gershonites were responsible for the tabernacle's curtains, coverings, and hangings (Num.3.25-26). Lael's son, Eliasaph, was appointed as the chief of the Gershonite families (Num.3.24).

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Bible dictionary

Lael Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(of God), the father of Eliasaph. (Numbers 3:24)

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Lael Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

to God; to the mighty

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Lael Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

LA'EL (of God), a Gershonite prince. Num 3:24.

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Lael Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

LA'EL (of God), a Gershonite prince. Num 3:24.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Lael appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3815

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Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.