In the bible, Ashbel is the name of the son of Benjamin (GEN 46:21). Meaning of the name: an old fire. Related names are:
Bela,
Benjamin,
Belah (and others ...)
. The translations of Ashbel in 21 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Ashbeel in Somali to
אַשְׁבֵּל in Hebrew!
And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. (GEN 46:21)
The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: (NUM 26:38)
Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, (1CH 8:1)