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Elasah
Disambiguation
The source enumerates 3 distinct subjects under Elasah. Jump to one below, or read in order.
God made.
Elasah (1)
#One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr. 2:39, “Eleasah”).
Elasah (2)
#A descendant of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43).
Elasah (3)
#The son of Shaphan, one of the two who were sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and also took charge of Jeremiah’s letter to the captives in Babylon (Jer. 29:3).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(whom God made).
A priest in the time of Ezra who had married a Gentile wife. (Ezra 10:22) (B.C. 458). Son of Shaphan, one of the two men who were sent on a mission by King Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar at Babylon. (Jeremiah 29:3) (B.C. 594.)
In the Bible
5
Verses where Elasah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 2:39
Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,
- 1 Chronicles 2:40
Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
- 1 Chronicles 9:43
Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son.
- Ezra 10:22
From the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- Jeremiah 29:3
The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:
Scripture on Elasah
5
Elasah references
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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