Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
To whom God is father. ) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Num. 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deut. 11:6). ) A son of Helon, and chief of the tribe of Zebulun at the time of the census in the wilderness (Num. 1:9; 2:7). ) The son of Jesse, and brother of David (1 Sam. 16:6). It was he who spoke contemptuously to David when he proposed to fight Goliath (1 Sam. 17:28). ) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in his stronghold in the wilderness (1 Chr. 12:9).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(God is my father).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ELI'AB (to whom God is father). The name of the prince of Zebulun when the census at Sinai was taken. Num 1:9; Num 2:7; Num 7:24,Num 7:29; Neh 10:16. The father of Dathan and Abiram. Num 16:1, Num 16:12; Num 26:8-9; Deut 11:6. The eldest brother of David. 1 Sam 16:6; 1 Sam 17:13, 1 Sam 28; 1 Chr 2:13; 2 Chr 11:18. A Levite, ancestor of Samuel. 1 Chr 6:27. In 1 Sam 1:1 he is called Elihu, and in 1 Chr 6:34, Eliel. A Gadite leader who joined David when in hold. 1 Chr 12:9. A Levite who was both a porter and a musician. 1 Chr 15:18, 1 Chr 15:20; 1 Chr 16:5.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
God is my father; God is the father