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Alvah

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Hebrew Alvah', עִלְוָה , perh. evil; Sept. Γωλά ), the second named of the Edomitish chieftains descended from Esau (Genesis 36:40; 1 Chronicles 1:51, in which latter passage the name is Anglicized, "Aliah," after the text עִלְיָה, Alyah'), B.C. post 1905.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Alvah'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/alvah.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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