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Elnathan
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(1) The grandfather of Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8 ).
(2) A courtier of Jehoiakim; he was one of those sent to Egypt to bring back the prophet Uriah (Jeremiah 26:22 ), and one of those who heard the reading of Jeremiah's roll and entreated Jehoiakim not to burn the roll (Jeremiah 36:12 , Jeremiah 36:25 ) - possibly the same person as (1) above.
(3, 4, 5) The name of two "chief men" - unless textual corruption has introduced the name at its second occurrence - and of one "teacher" sent for by Ezra from the camp at the river Ahava (Ezra 8:16 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Elnathan'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/elnathan.html. 1915.
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Elnathan'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/elnathan.html. 1915.
