Dictionaries :: Ard

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ard:

descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num 26:38-40). In 1Ch 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num 26:40.

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ard:

one that commands; he that descends

International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Ard:

ard ('ard, meaning unknown): Either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Nu 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite families. In 1Ch 8:1-3 Addar and Naaman are mentioned, with others, as sons of Bela, Addar and Ard being apparently the same name with the consonants transposed. In Ge 46:21 ten sons of Benjamin are counted, including at least the three grandsons, Ard and Naaman and Gera.

Nave's Topical Bible

Ard: 1. Son of Benjamin

Gen 46:21

Ard: 2. Son of Bela

Num 26:40

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ard:

(one that descending) the son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40). In 1 Chronicles 8:3, he is called ADDAR.