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Elon

Easton's Bible Dictionary

1

Oak.

2

A city of Dan (Josh 19:43).

3

A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen 26:34).

4

One of the sons of Zebulun (Gen 46:14).

5

The eleventh of the Hebrew judges. He held office for ten years (Judg 12:11, 12). He is called the Zebulonite.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Elon (1)

e'-lon ('elon "terebinth"):

(1) A Zebulunite, who judged Israel ten years, and was buried in Aijalon (Judg 12:11; Judg 12:12).

(2) A son of Zebulun (Gen 46:14; Num 26:26).

(3) A Hittite whose daughter Esau wedded (Gen 26:34; Gen 36:2).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Elon (2)

e'-lon ('elon, a "terebinth"; Ailon):

An unidentified town in the territory of Da named between Ithlah and Timnah (Josh 19:43). It is possibly identical with Elon-beth-Hanan which, along with Shaalbim and Bethshemesh, formed one of Solomon's commissariat districts (1 Kgs 4:9).

Conder has suggested Beit' Anan, about 4 miles Northwest of Neby Samwil: it is quite uncertain.

See also

Person Elon (1 Mos 26,34) Person Elon (1 Mos 46,14) Person Elon (Dom 12,11)

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).