Dictionaries :: Elah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Elah:

terebinth or oak. (1.) Valley of, where the Israelites were encamped when David killed Goliath (1Sa 17:2,19). It was near Shochoh of Judah and Azekah (17:1). It is the modern Wady es-Sunt, i.e., "valley of the acacia." "The terebinths from which the valley of Elah takes its name still cling to their ancient soil. On the west side of the valley, near Shochoh, there is a very large and ancient tree of this kind known as the 'terebinth of Wady Sur,' 55 feet in height, its trunk 17 feet in circumference, and the breadth of its shade no less than 75 feet. It marks the upper end of the Elah valley, and forms a noted object, being one of the largest terebinths in Palestine." Geikie's, The Holy Land, etc.

(2.) One of the Edomite chiefs or "dukes" of Mount Seir (Gen 36:41).

(3.) The second of the three sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh (1Ch 4:15).

(4.) The son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (1Ki 16:8-10). He was killed while drunk by Zimri, one of the captains of his chariots, and was the last king of the line of Baasha. Thus was fullfilled the prophecy of Jehu (6, 7, 11-14).

(5.) The father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel (2Ki 15:30; 17:1).

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Elah:

an oak; a curse; perjury

Nave's Topical Bible

Elah: 1. A Valley Where David Killed Goliath

1Sa 17:2, 19; 21:9

Elah: 2. An Edomite Duke

Gen 36:41; 1Ch 1:52

Elah: 3. Son of Caleb

1Ch 4:15

Elah: 4. Father of Shimei

1Ki 4:18

Elah: 5. Son and Successor of Baasha, King of Israel

1Ki 16:6-14

Elah: 6. Father of Hoshea

2Ki 15:30; 17:1

Elah: 7. A Benjamite Chief

1Ch 9:8

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Elah:

(an oak, strength).

(1.) The son and successor of Baasha king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). His reign lasted for little more than a year; (compare verse 8 with 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; 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)