U Yeliya akaba mulongozi uwa ba Hebuloni ukuyana nu lubatiko ulwa luko lwabo. Mumwaka uwa 40 bo u mwene u Devedi akulaghila, bakabalondagha abaluko lwabo losi, po bakagha ukuti abantu bamo abamanyikwe abamunyumba iya Yeliya bakikalagha mu Yazeli mu Giliyadi.