ELEALEH

• (A city of Moab)
  • Taken by the Israelites Num. 32:3, 37
  • Repossessed by the Moabites Isa. 15:4; 16:9

ELEASAH

• Name of two men, or of one man (uncertain which), also called ELASAH
  • Compare 1 Chr. 2:39; 8:37; 9:43; with Jer. 29:3
  • And Ezra 10:22

ELEAZAR (ELEAZER)

1. Son of Aaron Ex. 6:23; 28:1
   • Married a daughter of Putiel, who bore him Phinehas Ex. 6:25
   • After the death of Nadab and Abihu is made chief of the tribe of Levi Num. 3:32
   • Duties of Num. 4:16
   • Succeeds Aaron as high priest Num. 20:26, 28; Dt. 10:6
   • Assists Moses in the census Num. 26:63
   • With Joshua, divides Palestine Num. 34:17
   • Death and burial of Josh. 24:33
   • Descendants of 1 Chr. 24:1-19
2. An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who tended the ark of the covenant for a while 1 Sam. 7:1,2
3. A Merarite Levite 1 Chr. 23:21,22; 24:28
4. Son of Dodo, and one of David's distinguished heroes 2 Sam. 23:9,10, 13; 1 Chr. 11:12
5. Son of Phinehas Ezra 8:33; Neh. 12:42
6. A returned Israelitish exile Ezra 10:25

ELECTION

• OF RULERS
  • By lot Neh. 11:1
• OF GRACE Jn. 15:16; 17:6; Eph. 1:4; 2:10; 2 Th. 2:13
  • Of Christ as Messiah Isa. 42:1; 1 Pet. 2:6
  • Of good angels 1 Tim. 5:21
  • Of Israel Dt. 7:6; Isa. 45:4
  • Of ministers Lk. 6:13; Acts 9:15
  • Of churches 1 Pet. 5:13
• See PREDESTINATION

ELECTIONEERING

• By Absalom 2 Sam. 15:1-6
• By Adonijah 1 Ki. 1:7

ELEGY

• David's, on Saul and Jonathan 2 Sam. 1:17, 19-27
• On Abner 2 Sam. 3:33,34
• See the BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS Lam. 1
• See also POETRY
• See RHETORIC (n/a)

EL-ELOHE-ISRAEL

• Name of Jacob's altar at Salem Gen. 33:20

ELEPH

• A town allotted to Benjamin Josh. 18:28

ELEPHANT

• (Margin A. V.) Job 40:15
• See IVORY

ELHANAN

1. A distinguished warrior in the time of David, who killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, the Gittite 2 Sam. 21:19
   • Compare 1 Chr. 20:5
2. Son of Dodo, one of David's heroes 2 Sam. 23:24; 1 Chr. 11:26

ELI

• High priest 1 Sam. 1:25; 2:11; 1 Ki. 2:27
• Judge of Israel 1 Sam. 4:18
• Misjudges and mistakenly rebukes Hannah 1 Sam. 1:14
• His benediction upon Hannah 1 Sam. 1:17,18; 2:20
• Officiates when Samuel is presented at the tabernacle 1 Sam. 1:24-28
• Indulgent to his corrupt sons 1 Sam. 2:22-25, 29; 3:11-14
• His solicitude for the ark 1 Sam. 4:11-18
• Death of 1 Sam. 4:18
• Prophecies of judgments upon his house 1 Sam. 2:27-36; 3; with 1 Ki. 2:27

ELIAB

1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram Num. 26:8,9; 16:1, 12; Dt. 11:6
2. Son of Helon Num. 1:9; 2:7; 7:24, 29; 10:16
3. Ancestor of Samuel 1 Chr. 6:27
   • Also called ELIHU 1 Sam. 1:1
   • And ELIEL 1 Chr. 6:34
4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David 1 Sam. 16:6; 17:13, 28; 1 Chr. 2:13
   • A prince in the tribe of Judah 1 Chr. 27:18
5. A hero of the tribe of Gad 1 Chr. 12:9
6. A Levite, a porter and musician 1 Chr. 15:18, 20; 16:5

ELIADA

1. Son of David 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8
   • Called BEELIADA 1 Chr. 14:7
2. A Benjamite 2 Chr. 17:17

ELIADAH

• An Aramite 1 Ki. 11:23

ELIAH

• See ELIJAH, number two

ELIAHBA

• One of David's heroes 2 Sam. 23:32; 1 Chr. 11:33

ELIAKIM

1. Son of Melea Lk. 3:30
2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah 2 Ki. 18:18; 19:2; Isa. 36:3, 11, 22; 37:2
3. Original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah 2 Ki. 23:34; 2 Chr. 36:4
4. Son of Abiud Mt. 1:13
   • Probably same as SHECHANIAH 1 Chr. 3:21
5. A priest Neh. 12:41

ELIAM

1. Father of Bath-sheba 2 Sam. 11:3
   • Called AMMIEL 1 Chr. 3:5
2. One of David's valiant men 2 Sam. 23:34
   • Called AHIJAH 1 Chr. 11:36

ELIAS

• See ELIJAH

ELIASAPH

1. A chief of the tribe of Dan Num. 1:14; 2:14; 7:42, 47; 10:20
2. Son of Lael Num. 3:24

ELIASHIB

1. A priest 1 Chr. 24:12
2. Name of three Israelites mentioned in Ezra 10:24, 27, 36
3. High priest Neh. 3:1; 12:10; 13:4-9, 28
4. Son of Elioenai 1 Chr. 3:24

ELIATHAH

• A musician 1 Chr. 25:4, 27

ELIDAD

• A prince of Benjamin Num. 34:21

ELIEL

1. A chief of Manasseh 1 Chr. 5:24
2. Son of Toah 1 Chr. 6:34
3. Two Benjamite chiefs 1 Chr. 8:20, 22
4. Three of David's heroes, bearing the same name 1 Chr. 11:46,47; 12:11
5. Chief of Levites 1 Chr. 15:9, 11
6. A Levite, who had charge of the temple 2 Chr. 31:13

ELIENAI

• A Benjamite citizen of Jerusalem 1 Chr. 8:20

ELIEZER

1. Abraham's servant Gen. 15:2; 24
2. Son of Becher 1 Chr. 7:8
3. Son of Moses Ex. 18:4; 1 Chr. 23:15, 17
4. A priest 1 Chr. 15:24
5. Son of Zichri 1 Chr. 27:16
6. A prophet 2 Chr. 20:37
7. Son of Jorim Lk. 3:29
8. A Jewish exile Ezra 8:16
9. A priest after the exile Ezra 10:18
10. A Levite Ezra 10:23
11. An Israelite after the exile Ezra 10:31

ELIHOENAI

1. A Levite 1 Chr. 26:3
2. Son of Zerahiah Ezra 8:4

ELIHOREPH

• Son of Shisha 1 Ki. 4:3

ELIHU

1. A Buzite and one of Job's three friends Job 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37
2. Son of Tohu 1 Sam. 1:1
   • Probably identical with ELIEL 1 Chr. 6:34
   • And ELIAB 1 Chr. 6:27
3. A Manassite warrior, who joined David at Ziklag 1 Chr. 12:20
4. A porter of the temple 1 Chr. 26:7
5. A chief of the tribe of Judah 1 Chr. 27:18
   • Possibly ELIAB, the oldest brother of David 1 Sam. 16:6

ELIJAH

1. The Tishbite, a Gileadite and prophet, called ELIAS in the King James Version of the N. T.
   • Persecuted by Ahab 1 Ki. 17:2-7; 18:7-10
   • Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens 1 Ki. 17:1-7
   • By divine direction goes to Zarephath, where he is sustained in the household of a widow, whose meal and oil are miraculousiy increased 1 Ki. 17:8-16
   • Returns, and sends a message to Ahab 1 Ki. 18:1-16
   • Meets Ahab and directs him to assemble the prophets of Baal 1 Ki. 18:17-20
   • Derisively challenges the priests of Baal to offer sacrifices 1 Ki. 18:25-29
   • Kills the prophets of Baal 1 Ki. 18:40
   • Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of Jezebel 1 Ki. 19:1-18
   • Fasts for forty days 1 Ki. 19:8
   • Despondency and complaints of 1 Ki. 19:10, 14
   • Consolation given to 1 Ki. 9:11-18
   • Flees to the wilderness of Damascus; directed to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel, and Elisha to be a prophet in his own place 1 Ki. 19:9-21
   • Personal aspect of 2 Ki. 1:8
   • Piety of 1 Ki. 19:10, 14; Lk. 1:17; Rom. 11:2; Jas. 5:17
   • His translation 2 Ki. 2:11
   • Appears to Jesus at his transfiguration Mt. 17:3,4; Mk. 9:4; Lk. 9:30
   • Antitype of John the Baptist Mt. 11:14; 16:14; 17:10-12; Mk. 9:12,13; Lk. 1:17; Jn. 1:21-25
   • MIRACLES OF
     • Increases the oil of the widow of Zarephath 1 Ki. 17:14-16
     • Raises the son of the woman of Zarephath from the dead 1 Ki. 17:17-24
     • Causes rain after seven years of drought 1 Ki. 18:41-45; Jas. 5:17,18
     • Causes fire to consume the sacrifice 1 Ki. 18:24, 36-38
     • Calls fire down upon the soldiers of Ahaziah 2 Ki. 1:10-12; Lk. 9:54
   • PROPHECIES OF
     • Foretells a drought 1 Ki. 17:3
     • The destruction of Ahab and his house 1 Ki. 21:17-29; 2 Ki. 9:25-37
     • The death of Ahaziah 2 Ki. 1:2-17
     • The plague sent as a judgment upon the people in the time of Jehoram, king of Israel 2 Chr. 21:12-15
2. Also called ELIAH
   • A Benjamite chief 1 Chr. 8:27
3. A post-exile Jew Ezra 10:21

ELIKA

• One of David's chiefs 2 Sam. 23:25

ELIM

• Second camp of the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea Ex. 15:27; Num. 33:9

ELIMELECH

• With Naomi, his wife, and two sons, emigrate to Moab Ruth 1:2,3; 2:1,2; 4:3, 9

ELIOENAI

• See also ELIHOENAI
  1. Son of Becher 1 Chr. 7:8
  2. A chief of Simeon 1 Chr. 4:36
  3. A priest Ezra 10:22
     • Possibly identical with one mentioned in Neh. 12:41
  4. An Israelite Ezra 10:27
  5. Son of Neariah 1 Chr. 3:23,24

ELIPHAL

• A captain in David's army 1 Chr. 11:35

ELIPHALET

• See ELIPHELET

ELIPHAZ

1. Son of Esau Gen. 36:4, 10-16; 1 Chr. 1:35
2. Friend of Job Job 2:11; 4; 5; 22; 42:7-9

ELIPHELEH

• A Levite of the second degree 1 Chr. 15:18, 21

ELIPHELET

1. A distinguished warrior 2 Sam. 23:34
2. A son of David 1 Chr. 3:6
   • Called ELPALET 1 Chr. 14:5
3. A son of David, probably identical with number two above 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8; 14:7
   • Called ELIPHALET in 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 14:7
4. A descendant of Saul 1 Chr. 8:39
5. A companion of Ezra Ezra 8:13
6. An Israelite, probably identical with number five above Ezra 10:33

ELISABETH (ELIZABETH)

• The wife of Zacharias and the mother of John the Baptist Lk. 1:5-60

ELISEUS

• General scriptures concerning Lk. 4:27
• See ELISHA

ELISHA

• (Successor to the prophet Elijah)
  • Elijah instructed to anoint 1 Ki. 19:16
  • Called by Elijah 1 Ki. 19:19
  • Ministers unto Elijah 1 Ki. 19:21
  • Witnesses Elijah's transporting, receives a double portion of his spirit 2 Ki. 2:1-15; 3:11
  • Mocked by the young men of Beth-el 2 Ki. 2:23,24
  • Causes the king to restore the property of the hospitable Shunammite woman 2 Ki. 8:1-6
  • Instructs that Jehu be anointed as king of Israel 2 Ki. 9:1-3
  • Life of, sought by Jehoram 2 Ki. 6:31-33
  • Death of 2 Ki. 13:14-20
  • Bones of, restore a dead man to life 2 Ki. 13:21
  • MIRACLES OF
    • Divides the Jordan 2 Ki. 2:14
    • Purifies the waters of Jericho by casting salt into the fountain 2 Ki. 2:19-22
    • Increases the oil of the woman whose sons were to be sold for her debt 2 Ki. 4:1-7
    • Raises the son of the Shunammite woman from the dead 2 Ki. 4:18-37
    • Neutralizes the poison of the stew 2 Ki. 4:38-41
    • Increases the bread to feed one-hundred men 2 Ki. 4:42-44
    • Heals Naaman the leper 2 Ki. 5:1-19; Lk. 4:27
    • Sends Naaman's leprosy upon Gehazi as a judgment 2 Ki. 5:26,27
    • Recovers the ax that had fallen into a stream by causing it to float 2 Ki. 6:6
    • Reveals the counsel of the king of Syria 2 Ki. 6:12
    • Opens the eyes of his servant to see the hosts of the Lord 2 Ki. 6:17
    • Brings blindness upon the army of Syria 2 Ki. 6:18
  • PROPHECIES OF
    • Foretells
      • The birth of a son to the Shunammite woman 2 Ki. 4:16
      • Bounty to the starving people in Samaria 2 Ki. 7:1
      • The death of the unbelieving prince 2 Ki. 7:2
      • Seven years of famine in the land of Canaan 2 Ki. 8:1-3
      • The death of Ben-hadad, king of Syria 2 Ki. 8:7-10
      • Elevation of Hazael to the throne 2 Ki. 8:11-15
      • The victory of Jehoash over Syria 2 Ki. 13:14-19

ELISHAH

• A descendant of Noah Gen. 10:4; 1 Chr. 1:7
• Islands of the Mediterranean bear the name of Ezek. 27:7

ELISHAMA

1. Grandfather of Joshua Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53; 10:22; 1 Chr. 7:26
2. A son of David 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8; 14:7
3. Another son of David, elsewhere called ELISHUA, which see 1 Chr. 3:6
4. A descendant of Judah 1 Chr. 2:41
5. Probably identical with number four 2 Ki. 25:25; Jer. 41:1
6. A secretary to Jehoiakim Jer. 36:12
7. A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law 2 Chr. 17:8

ELISHAPHAT

• A Jewish captain 2 Chr. 23:1

ELISHEBA

• Wife of Aaron Ex. 6:23

ELISHUA

• A son of David 2 Sam. 5:15; 1 Chr. 14:5
• Called EIASHAMA 1 Chr. 3:6

ELIUD

• An ancestor of Jesus Mt. 1:14,15

ELIZAPHAN

1. A Levite Ex. 6:22; Lev. 10:4; Num. 3:30; 1 Chr. 15:8
2. A prince of Zebulun Num. 34:25
3. Probably identical with number one above 2 Chr. 29:13

ELIZUR

• A chief of Reuben Num. 1:5; 2:10; 7:30, 35; 10:18