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Date "Elah" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references) |
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| Bible | 1: (an oak, strength). 1. The son and successor of Baasha king of Israel. (1 Kings 16:8-10) His reign lasted for little more than a year; comp. ver. 8 with 10. (B.C. 928-7.) He was killed while drunk, by Zimri, in the house of his steward Azra, who was probably a confederate in the plot. 2. Father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel. (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1) (B.C. 729 or before.). (references) | ||
| 2: 1. One of the dukes of Edom. (Genesis 36:41; 1 Chronicles 1:52) 2. Shimei ben-Elah was Solomon�s commissariat officer in Benjamin. (1 Kings 4:18) (B.C. 1013.) 3. A son of Caleb the son of Jephuneh. (1 Chronicles 4:15) (B.C. 1450.) 4. Son of Uzzi, a Benjamite, (1 Chronicles 9:8) s, and one of the chiefs of the tribe at the settlement of the country. (B.C. 536.). (references) | |||
| 3: Elah terebinth or oak. (1.) Valley of, where the Israelites were encamped when David killed Goliath (1 Sam. 17:2, 19). It was near Shochoh of Judah and Azekah (17:1). It is the modern Wady es-Sunt, i.e., "valley of the acacia." "The terebinths from which the valley of Elah takes its name still cling to their ancient soil. On the west side of the valley, near Shochoh, there is a very large and ancient tree of this kind known as the 'terebinth of Wady Sur,' 55 feet in height, its trunk 17 feet in circumference, and the breadth of its shade no less than 75 feet. It marks the upper end of the Elah valley, and forms a noted object, being one of the largest terebinths in Palestine." Geikie's, The Holy Land, etc. (2.) One of the Edomite chiefs or "dukes" of Mount Seir (Gen. 36:41). (3.) The second of the three sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh (1 Chr. 4:15). (4.) The son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). He was killed while drunk by Zimri, one of the captains of his chariots, and was the last king of the line of Baasha. Thus was fullfilled the prophecy of Jehu (6, 7, 11-14). (5.) The father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | |||
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| Elah (Edom) | Elah was the name of an Edomite clan (possibly the name of an eponymous chieftain) mentioned in Genesis 36:31-43. (references) | ||
| Valley of Elah | Valley of Elah - terebinth or oak - Where the Israelites were encamped when David killed Goliath. (1 Sam. 17:2, 19) It was near Shochoh in Tribe of Judah and Azekah. (17:1) It is the modern Wady es-Sunt, i.e., "valley of the acacia." On the west side of the valley, near Shochoh, there is a very large and ancient tree of this kind known as the 'terebinth of Wady Sur,' 55 feet in height, its trunk 17 feet in circumference, and the breadth of its shade no less than 75 feet. It marks the upper end of the valley, and forms a noted object, being one of the largest terebinths in Palestine. (references) | ||
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Extended Definition: ELAHElahElah may refer to:
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| In the Valley of Elah | 30 | Elah | 5 | |
| Elah | 5 | Elah (Edom) | 2 | |
| King Elah | 4 | In the Valley of Elah | 30 | |
| Valley of Elah | 3 | King Elah | 4 | |
| Elah (Edom) | 2 | Valley of Elah | 3 | |
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