Ela
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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
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.
Holman Bible Dictionary [2]
el 1 Kings 4:18
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
( ᾿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).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
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.
