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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70014" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70014" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> Elealeh ( ç-le-â'leh), whither God ascends. A city east of Jordan; given to the Reubenites, Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37; afterward possessed by Moab. Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34; now el-Aʾal, "the high," one mile northeast of Heshbon. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72576" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72576" /> == | ||
<p> Elea'leh. (the ascending of God). A place on the east of Jordan, taken possession of and rebuilt by the tribe of Reuben. Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37. By Isaiah and Jeremiah, it is mentioned as a [[Moabite]] town. Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34. </p> | <p> Elea'leh. (the ascending of God). A place on the east of Jordan, taken possession of and rebuilt by the tribe of Reuben. Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37. By Isaiah and Jeremiah, it is mentioned as a [[Moabite]] town. Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35303" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35303" /> == | ||
<p> E. of Jordan, in the portion of [[Reuben]] (Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37). Appropriated by Moab, and named as a Moabite town by Isaiah (Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34) along with Heshbon. Now El-A'al, "the high," a mile N. of Heshbon, commanding a wide view of the plain and southern Belka. </p> | <p> E. of Jordan, in the portion of [[Reuben]] ( Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37). Appropriated by Moab, and named as a Moabite town by Isaiah ( Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34) along with Heshbon. Now El-A'al, "the high," a mile N. of Heshbon, commanding a wide view of the plain and southern Belka. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50981" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50981" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> ELEALEH </strong> ( Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37 , Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9 , Jeremiah 48:34 ). A town of the Moabite plateau, conquered by [[Gad]] and Reuben, and rebuilt by the latter tribe. It is now the ruined mound of <em> el-‘Al </em> , about a mile N. of Heshbon. </p> | <p> <strong> ELEALEH </strong> ( Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:37 , Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9 , Jeremiah 48:34 ). A town of the Moabite plateau, conquered by [[Gad]] and Reuben, and rebuilt by the latter tribe. It is now the ruined mound of <em> el-‘Al </em> , about a mile N. of Heshbon. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66041" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66041" /> == | ||
<p> City on the east of the Jordan, possessed by Reuben, but afterwards taken by the Moabites. Numbers 32:3,37; Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34 . Identified with ruins at <i> el Al, </i> signifying 'the high,' 31 49' N, 35 49' E . It is 3064 feet above the sea. </p> | <p> City on the east of the Jordan, possessed by Reuben, but afterwards taken by the Moabites. Numbers 32:3,37; Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34 . Identified with ruins at <i> el Al, </i> signifying 'the high,' 31 49' N, 35 49' E . It is 3064 feet above the sea. </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16010" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_16010" /> == | ||
<p> A town of the Amorites, near [[Heshbon]] their capital, assigned to the tribe of Reuben, Numbers 32:3,37 , and long afterwards threatened as a city of Moab, Isaiah 15:4; 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34 . Its ruins, now El- Aal, are a mile or more northeast of Heshban. </p> | <p> A town of the Amorites, near [[Heshbon]] their capital, assigned to the tribe of Reuben, Numbers 32:3,37 , and long afterwards threatened as a city of Moab, Isaiah 15:4; 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34 . Its ruins, now El- Aal, are a mile or more northeast of Heshban. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40082" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_40082" /> == | ||
Numbers 32: | Numbers 32:3 32:37 Isaiah 15:4 Isaiah 16:9 Jeremiah 48:34 | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31400" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31400" /> == | ||
Numbers 32:3, | Numbers 32:3,37 Isaiah 15:4 16:9 Jeremiah 48:34 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3326" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3326" /> == | ||
<p> '''''ē''''' -'''''lē̇''''' -'''''ā´le''''' ( אלעלה , <i> ''''''el‛ālēh''''' </i> , "God has ascended"): [[Lay]] in the country taken from [[Sihon]] and within the lot given to Reuben (Numbers 32:3 , Numbers 32:17 f). "Their names being changed" seems to apply to all the towns mentioned. There is no indication of the other names. Elealeh is noticed with Heshbon in the oracles against [[Moab]] in Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34 . [[Eusebius]] ( <i> Onomasticon </i> ) locates it one [[Roman]] mile from Heshbon. It is represented today by <i> '''''el‛Āl''''' </i> , a mound crowned with ruins, about a mile North of <i> '''''Ḥesbān''''' </i> ̌ . </p> | <p> '''''ē''''' -'''''lē̇''''' -'''''ā´le''''' ( אלעלה , <i> ''''''el‛ālēh''''' </i> , "God has ascended"): [[Lay]] in the country taken from [[Sihon]] and within the lot given to Reuben ( Numbers 32:3 , Numbers 32:17 f). "Their names being changed" seems to apply to all the towns mentioned. There is no indication of the other names. [[Elealeh]] is noticed with Heshbon in the oracles against [[Moab]] in Isaiah 15:4; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 48:34 . [[Eusebius]] ( <i> Onomasticon </i> ) locates it one [[Roman]] mile from Heshbon. It is represented today by <i> '''''el‛Āl''''' </i> , a mound crowned with ruins, about a mile North of <i> '''''Ḥesbān''''' </i> ̌ . </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15590" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15590" /> == | ||
