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Eliam

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

God’s people.

2

The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Sam 11:3). In 1 Chr 3:5 his name is Ammiel.

3

This name also occurs as that of a Gilonite, the son of Ahithophel, and one of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam 23:34). perhaps these two were the same person.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

e-li'-am ('eli'-am, "people's God"?):

(1) Father of Bathsheba (2 Sam 11:3); in 1 Chr 3:5 called Ammiel.

(2) One of David's "thirty," son of Ahithophel the Gilonite (2 Sam 23:34).

See also

Person Eliam (2 Sam 11,3) Person Eliam (2 Sam 23,34)

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).