8434. Tolad
Lexical Summary
Tolad: Tolad

Original Word: תּוֹלָד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Towlad
Pronunciation: toh-LAHD
Phonetic Spelling: (to-lawd')
KJV: Tolad
NASB: Tolad
Word Origin: [from H3205 (יָלַד - became the father)]

1. posterity
2. Tolad, a place in Israel

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
argument, chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, be often reproved

From yalad; posterity; Tolad, a place in Palestine -- Tolad. Compare 'Eltowlad.

see HEBREW yalad

see HEBREW 'Eltowlad

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from yalad
Definition
a city in Simeon
NASB Translation
Tolad (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תּוֺלָ֑ד proper name, of a location in Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:29, ᵐ5 Θουλαεμ, A Θωλαδ, ᵐ5L Θολαθ; apparently = אֶלְתּוֺלַד q. v. above.

Topical Lexicon
Canonical Setting

The sole occurrence of Tolad is in the territorial genealogy of Simeon within the Chronicler’s record: “Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad” (1 Chronicles 4:29). Its placement among a cluster of Negev towns links Tolad with the post‐conquest settlement of Israel in Judah’s southern reaches and situates it firmly in the tribe of Simeon’s inheritance.

Geographical and Historical Background

1 Chronicles 4 sets Tolad amid Beersheba‐centered sites such as Moladah, Hazar Shual, and Hormah. Scripture implies a desert‐fringe environment—arable yet demanding—where nomadic and pastoral lifeways intertwined. Although Tolad’s exact tell has not been verified archaeologically, most scholars place it in the north-eastern sector of the Negev, perhaps between Beersheba and the ascent to the Judean hill country. Its listing alongside long‐identified towns argues for an historically real settlement that contributed manpower and resources to Simeon’s share in the unified monarchy.

Place in Redemptive History

Tolad represents the Chronicler’s concern to affirm God’s covenant faithfulness to every tribe. By David’s era the Simeonites had been absorbed into Judah’s administration (1 Chronicles 4:31), yet the Spirit inspired the Chronicler to record Tolad so later generations would remember that no allotment was forgotten in divine providence (cf. Joshua 19:1 – 9).

Ministry and Devotional Significance

• Detail underscores reliability. The preservation of so minor a town within Scripture encourages confidence that the biblical record is precise not only in great events but also in local particulars (Luke 16:17).
• Every community counts. Tolad had no judge, prophet, or miracle attached to its name, yet it received Spirit-inspired mention, reminding believers that quiet faithfulness in obscure places still matters to God (1 Corinthians 1:27 – 29).
• Covenant inclusivity. Like Tolad, contemporary assemblies—small, rural, unnoticed—share equally in the blessings of the New Covenant, for Christ “is Lord of all” (Acts 10:36).
• Stewardship of inheritance. Simeon’s villages illustrate responsible occupation of God-given territory; modern Christians steward spiritual gifts and ministries with similar accountability (1 Peter 4:10).

Key Cross-References

Joshua 19:1 – 9 – initial Simeonite allotment

1 Samuel 30:27 – 31 – David’s sharing of the Ziklag spoil with Negev towns

1 Chronicles 4:24 – 43 – extended Simeonite genealogy and expansion

Ezekiel 48:24 – 26 – the tribe’s future apportionment in the Messianic age

Summary

Tolad, though mentioned only once, testifies that in Scripture no detail is superfluous. The obscure Negev village stands as a memorial to God’s meticulous faithfulness, calling the Church to value every believer, honor every calling, and trust every promise recorded in the written Word.

Forms and Transliterations
וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃ ובתולד׃ ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·lāḏ ūḇəṯōwlāḏ uvetoLad
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:29
HEB: וּבְבִלְהָ֥ה וּבְעֶ֖צֶם וּבְתוֹלָֽד׃
NAS: at Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,
KJV: and at Ezem, and at Tolad,
INT: Bilhah Ezem Tolad

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8434
1 Occurrence


ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·lāḏ — 1 Occ.

8433b
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