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He is recognized as one of the descendants of Manasseh, the firstborn son of Joseph, who was one of the twelve sons of Jacob (Israel). The name "Helek" is believed to mean "portion" or "division," which may reflect the division of land among the tribes of Israel.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/numbers/26-30.htm">Numbers 26:30</a></b> · In the census of the Israelites conducted in the wilderness, Helek is mentioned as the head of a family within the tribe of Manasseh. The verse states: "These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek."<br><br>2. <b><a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a></b> · Helek is again referenced in the context of the allotment of land to the tribe of Manasseh. The passage reads: "So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These were the male descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph by their clans."<br><br><b>Tribal Significance:</b><br><br>Helek's mention in the genealogies and land allotments underscores the importance of family lineage and inheritance in ancient Israelite society. As a descendant of Manasseh, Helek's family would have been part of the half-tribe of Manasseh that settled on the west side of the Jordan River. This region was known for its fertile land and strategic location, which played a significant role in the history of Israel.<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context:</b><br><br>The division of land among the tribes of Israel was a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob regarding the inheritance of the Promised Land. Each tribe's portion was determined by lot, as described in the Book of Joshua, and was intended to provide for the needs of the tribe while maintaining the distinct identity and heritage of each family group.<br><br>Helek's inclusion in these records highlights the meticulous nature of the biblical genealogies, which served not only as historical records but also as a means of preserving the covenantal relationship between God and His people. The genealogies emphasized the continuity of God's promises through successive generations, reinforcing the Israelites' identity as God's chosen people.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>From a theological perspective, the mention of Helek and other tribal leaders in the Bible reflects the broader theme of God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. The allocation of land to the tribes of Israel was a tangible expression of God's covenant with His people, demonstrating His provision and care for them. The genealogies also serve as a reminder of the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's commands, as the Israelites were called to live according to His statutes in the land He had given them.<br><br>In summary, Helek is a minor yet significant figure within the biblical narrative, representing the broader themes of inheritance, covenant, and divine faithfulness that permeate the Scriptures. His mention in the genealogies of Manasseh underscores the importance of family lineage and the fulfillment of God's promises to His people.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Helek</span><p>part; portion<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Helek</span><p>(<i>portion</i>), one of the descendants of Manasseh, and second son of Gilead, (<a href="/numbers/26-30.htm">Numbers 26:30</a>) and founder of the Helekites. (B.C. 1445.)<a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A portion, (<a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a>), descended from Manasseh. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">HELEK</span><p>he'-lek chelekh): Son of Gilead the Manassite (<a href="/numbers/26-30.htm">Numbers 26:30</a> <a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a>). Patronymic, Helekites (<a href="/numbers/26-30.htm">Numbers 26:30</a>).<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1982.htm"><span class="l">1982. <b>helek</b> -- traveler</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1981, 1982. <b>helek</b>. 1983 . traveler. Transliteration: <b>helek</b> Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hay'-lek) Short Definition: flow. <b>...</b> 1981, 1982. <b>helek</b>. 1983 . Strong's Numbers <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1982.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2516.htm"><span class="l">2516. Chelqi -- descendant of <b>Helek</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Chelqi. 2517 . descendant of <b>Helek</b>. Transliteration: Chelqi Phonetic Spelling:<br> (khel-kee') Short Definition: Helekites. <b>...</b> of <b>Helek</b> NASB Word Usage Helekites (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2516.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2507.htm"><span class="l">2507. Cheleq -- a Gileadite</span></a><br><b>...</b> a Gileadite. Transliteration: Cheleq Phonetic Spelling: (khay'-lek) Short Definition:<br> <b>Helek</b>. <b>Helek</b> The same as cheleq; portion; Chelek, an Israelite -- <b>Helek</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2507.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2507a.htm"><span class="l">2507a. Cheleq -- a Gileadite</span></a><br><b>...</b> a Gileadite. Transliteration: Cheleq Short Definition: <b>Helek</b>. Word Origin from chalaq<br> Definition a Gileadite NASB Word Usage <b>Helek</b> (2). 2507, 2507a. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2507a.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/helek.htm"><span class="l"><b>Helek</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>HELEK</b>. he'-lek chelekh): Son of Gilead the Manassite (Numbers 26:30 Joshua<br> 17:2). Patronymic, Helekites (Numbers 26:30). <b>...</b><b>Helek</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/helek.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/helekite.htm"><span class="l">Helekite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites;<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/helekite.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jeezerites.htm"><span class="l">Jeezerites (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites:<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites: (KJV DBY WBS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jeezerites.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jeezer.htm"><span class="l">Jeezer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites:<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites: (KJV DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jeezer.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jeezerite.htm"><span class="l">Jeezerite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites:<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites: (Root in KJV DBY WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jeezerite.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/iezerite.htm"><span class="l">Iezerite (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites;<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites; (Root in WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/iezerite.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ie'zer.htm"><span class="l">Ie'zer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ie'zer (1 Occurrence). Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the<br> family of the Iezerites; of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ie'zer.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/iezer.htm"><span class="l">Iezer (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites;<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites; (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/iezer.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ie'zerites.htm"><span class="l">Ie'zerites (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Ie'zerites (1 Occurrence). Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer,<br> the family of the Iezerites; of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites; (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ie'zerites.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/iezerites.htm"><span class="l">Iezerites (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Numbers 26:30 These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites;<br> of <b>Helek</b>, the family of the Helekites; (WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/iezerites.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Helek (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/26-30.htm">Numbers 26:30</a></span><br />These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of <span class="boldtext">Helek</span>, the family of the Helekites;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a></span><br />So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of <span class="boldtext">Helek</span>, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/helek.htm">Helek</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/helek--son_of_gilead.htm">Helek: Son of Gilead</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/helekite.htm">Helekite (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jeezerites.htm">Jeezerites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jeezer.htm">Jeezer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/j/jeezerite.htm">Jeezerite (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/iezerite.htm">Iezerite (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ie'zer.htm">Ie'zer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/iezer.htm">Iezer (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ie'zerites.htm">Ie'zerites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/iezerites.htm">Iezerites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/allotments.htm">Allotments (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/as'ri-el.htm">As'ri-el (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/asriel.htm">Asriel (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/abiezer.htm">Abiezer (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/abi-e'zer.htm">Abi-e'zer (6 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shemida.htm">Shemida (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shemi'da.htm">Shemi'da (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/helkites.htm">Helkites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/clan.htm">Clan (96 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/he'lekites.htm">He'lekites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/helekites.htm">Helekites (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/heled.htm">Heled (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/males.htm">Males (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/manas'seh.htm">Manas'seh (123 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead (130 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/clans.htm">Clans (120 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem (61 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hepher.htm">Hepher (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/portion.htm">Portion (227 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot (145 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh (140 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/h/heled_son_of_baanah_the_netophathite.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/h/helek--son_of_gilead.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Helek: Son of Gilead"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Helek: Son of Gilead" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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