Beeliada in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism

Beeliada, be-e-h'-a-då (Heb.)-- whom the Lord knows; the Lord knows; known of Baal. A son of David (I Chron. 14:7); he is called Eliada in II Samuel 5:16. Meta. The idea that Baal (a personal god, or a being with form and shape) knows things and is the source of knowledge. The other form of the name, Eliada, comes nearer suggesting the truth. (See ELIADA.)