Ela

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Holman Bible Dictionary [1]

el 1 Kings 4:18

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [2]

ELA . 1. Esther 9:27 Esther 9:27 = Elam , Ezra 10:26 . Ezra 10:2 . 1 Kings 4:18 , father of Solomon’s commissariat officer in Benjamin.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]

ē´la ( Ἠλά , Ēlá , 1 Esdras 9:27):

(1) Same as Elam (Ezra 10:26 ).

(2) Father of Shimei (1 Kings 4:18 , the King James Version "Elah"). See Elah , 2.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]

(᾿Ηλά, Vulg. Jolaman), one of the heads of clans (or places) whose "sons" had taken foreign wives after the Babylonian exile (1 Esdras 9:27); evidently the ELAM (See Elam) (q.v.) of the Hebrews text (Ezra 10:26). (See Elah).

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