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Elmadam

People & Groups • New Testament
Elmadam was an ancestor of Jesus listed in the genealogy recorded by Luke.

Elmodam

People & Groups • New Testament
Elmodam, also written Elmadam, was an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy.

Elnaam

People & Groups • Old Testament
Elnaam was the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of David’s warriors. Some ancient textual evidence may instead understand Elnaam himself as one of the warriors.

Elnathan

People & Groups • Old Testament
Elnathan was the name of several men, including the grandfather of King Jehoiachin and a court official who opposed the burning of Jeremiah’s prophetic scroll.

Elnathan, Or Elnathan

People & Groups • Old Testament
Elnathan is a name meaning “God has given” and is a variant or duplicate form of Elnathan.

Elon

People & Groups • Old Testament
Elon was the name of a city of Dan, a Hittite who became Esau’s father-in-law, a son of Zebulun, and a judge of Israel who led for ten years.

Elonbethhanan

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Elonbethhanan was a town associated with two other Danite towns in one of Solomon’s administrative districts.

ELONITES

People & Groups • Old Testament
The descendants of Elon, a family or clan named among the tribes of Israel.

Elonites, The

People & Groups • Old Testament
The Elonites were the descendants or clan of Elon among the tribe of Zebulun.

ELOQUENT

Christian Life • Both
Able to speak skillfully or persuasively. In Scripture the term describes Apollos, while Moses confessed that he was not eloquent or a man of words.

Eloth

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Eloth is another form of Elath, the port city on the northern end of the Gulf of Aqabah.

Elpaal

People & Groups • Old Testament
Elpaal was a descendant of Benjamin and the founder or head of several Benjaminite families.
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