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E'lah. (an oak, strength).

1. The son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel. 1 Kings 16:8-10. His reign lasted for a little more than a year; compare 1 Kings 16:8 with 1 Kings 16:10. (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; 2 Kings 17:1. (B.C. 729 or before).

3. One of the dukes of Edom. Genesis 36:41; 1 Chronicles 1:52.

4. Shimei ben-Elah was Solomon's commissariat officer in Benjamin. 1 Kings 4:18. (B.C. 1013).

5. A son of Caleb, the son of Jephuneh. 1 Chronicles 4:15. (B.C. 1450).

6. Son of Uzzi, a Benjamite, 1 Chronicles 9:8, and one of the chiefs of the tribe, at the settlement of the country. (B.C. 536).

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Elah'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​e/elah.html. 1901.
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