Elah
Bible References
- One of the dukes of Edom (Genesis 36:41; 1 Chronicles 1:52)
- Shimei ben-Elah was Solomon’s commissariat officer in Benjamin (1 Kings 4:18)
- A son of Caleb the son of Jephuneh (1 Chronicles 4:15)
- Son of Uzzi, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 9:8), and one of the chiefs of the tribe at the settlement of the country (an oak, strength).
- The son and successor of Baasha king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). His reign lasted for little more than a year. He was killed while drunk, by Zimri, in the house of his steward Azra, who was probably a confederate in the plot.
- Father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel (2 Kings 15:30; 17:1)
Smith's Bible Names Dictionary (1866).