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Elnathan

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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Elnathan: of Jerusalem. Jehoiachin's maternal grandfather (2 Kings 24:8). Son of Achbor. Jehoiakim's ready tool for evil, in fetching the prophet Urijah out of Egypt to be killed (Jeremiah 26:22-23); one of the king's council when Jeremiah's roll was burned (Jeremiah 36:12; Jeremiah 36:25); he interceded with the king not to burn it. Compare for three others Ezra 8:16.

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Elnathan'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​e/elnathan.html. 1949.
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