ARELI, ARELITES

(A·reʹli, A·reʹlites) [perhaps, lioness of God, hearth of God].

Seventh-named son of Gad, who was one of those who came into Egypt with Jacob’s family in 1728 B.C.E. He became family head of the Arelites, who were included in the wilderness census shortly before entering the Promised Land.—Gen. 46:8, 16; Num. 26:17.