Alvah

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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]

Al'vah. (Evil). A duke of Edom,  Genesis 36:40, written Aliah in  1 Chronicles 1:51.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]

Alvah or ALIAH.  Genesis 36:40;  1 Chronicles 1:51.

Holman Bible Dictionary [3]

 1 Chronicles 1:51

Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]

See ALIAH.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]

(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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]

al´va ( עלוה , ‛alwāh ): A chief (the King James Version duke) of Edom ( Genesis 36:40 ), called "Aliah" in  1 Chronicles 1:51 . Probably the same as Alvan, or Ahan, son of Shobal son of Seir ( Genesis 36:23;  1 Chronicles 1:40 ).

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