Bible Dictionary
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Eliashib
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eliashib was the name of several Israelites, including a priestly course leader and the high priest who helped rebuild Jerusalem’s wall under Nehemiah. He was later criticized for allowing Tobiah to use a temple chamber.
ELIASIBUS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Eliasibus was one of the holy singers who had married a foreign wife. He is identified with Eliashib in Ezra 10:27.
ELIASIS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Eliasis was a man who had married a foreign wife after the exile. He may correspond to Jaasu in Ezra 10:37.
Eliathah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eliathah was a Hemanite Levite appointed as head of the twentieth division of temple musicians during David’s reign.
Elidad
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elidad was a leader of the tribe of Benjamin chosen to help divide the land of Canaan among the tribes of Israel.
ELIEHOENAI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eliehoenai was the name of a Korahite doorkeeper and of a family head who returned from exile. The name means “to Yahweh are my eyes.”
Eliel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eliel was the name of several Israelite leaders, warriors, Benjamites, Levites, and an overseer of offerings during Hezekiah’s reign.
Elienai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elienai was a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin and a descendant of Benjamin.
Eliezar
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eliezar is a variant form of Eliezer, meaning “God is his help.”
Eliezer
People & Groups - Both
Eliezer was the name of several biblical men, most notably Abraham’s trusted household servant and the son of Moses. Other Eliezers included a priest, a prophet, a ruler under David, and an ancestor of Jesus.
Elihoenai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elihoenai, meaning “my eyes are toward Jehovah,” was a man who returned from the Babylonian captivity with Ezra.
Elihoreph
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elihoreph was a son of Shisha and one of Solomon’s scribes.
Elihu
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elihu was the Buzite who spoke to Job after Job’s other friends had finished debating with him. The name was also borne by several other men in Israel’s history.
Elijah
People & Groups - Both
Elijah was a powerful prophet of the Lord during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah in Israel. He confronted Baal worship, prayed for drought and rain, called Israel back to the Lord at Mount Carmel, and was taken into heaven in a whirlwind.
Elika
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elika was a Harodite and one of David’s thirty distinguished warriors.
Elim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Elim was the second encampment of Israel after crossing the Red Sea. It had twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, providing a refreshing place in the wilderness.
Elimelech
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elimelech was Naomi’s husband and a man of Judah from Bethlehem. During a famine he moved with Naomi and their sons to Moab, where he and his sons died.
Elioenai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elioenai was the name of several men in the Old Testament, including a descendant of Zerubbabel and men listed among the families of Israel.
ELIONAS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Elionas was the name of two men who had married foreign wives in the account of 1 Esdras. They correspond respectively to Elioenai and Eliezer in Ezra.
Eliphal
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eliphal was a son of Ur and one of David’s mighty men. He may be the same man called Eliphelet in another list.
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