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Elasah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

God made.

2

One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr 2:39, “Eleasah”).

3

A descendant of king Saul (1 Chr 8:37; 9:43).

4

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).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Elasa

el'-a-sa, ele-a'sa (Alasa; the King James Version Eleasa):

The place where Judas pitched his camp before the battle in which he was overwhelmed and slain (APC 1Macc 9:5).

It probably corresponds to the modern Khirbet il`asa, between the two Beth-horons.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

el'-a-sa ('el`asah, "God has made"):

(1) An Israelite who had married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22).

(2) A son of Shaphan, by whom, with Gemariah, King Zedekiah sent a message to Babylon (Jer 29:3).

See Eleasah.

See also

Person Elasah (Jer 29,3) Person Eleasah (1 Chr 2,39) Person Eleasah (1 Chr 8,37)

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).