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EliashibAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIASHIB
(E·liʹa·shib) [God restores].
1. A Levite from the sons of Aaron to whom the lot of the eleventh priestly division fell in the time of David.—1 Chron. 24:1, 5, 6, 12.
2. Father of a certain Jehohanan.—Ezra 10:6.
3. A Levite temple singer among those dismissing their foreign wives in the time of Ezra.—Ezra 10:16, 17, 23, 24, 44.
4. Descendant of Zattu also among the men sending their foreign wives away.—Ezra 10:16, 17, 27, 44.
5. Descendant of Bani likewise among those putting their foreign wives away.—Ezra 10:16, 17, 34, 36, 44.
6. Grandson of Jeshua, who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylonian captivity. Eliashib was high priest in the days of Nehemiah and shared with the other priests in rebuilding the Sheep Gate of the wall of Jerusalem. (Neh. 12:1, 10; 3:1) During Nehemiah’s absence Eliashib himself defiled the temple by making a dining hall in the courtyard of the temple for his relative Tobiah the Ammonite. But Nehemiah, upon his return, threw out Tobiah’s furniture and had the dining halls cleansed. Nehemiah also chased away one of the sons of Joiada the son of Eliashib because of his being married to a daughter of Sanballat the Horonite.—Neh. 13:4, 5, 7-9, 28.
7. Son of Elioenai, a descendant of King David through Zerubbabel.—1 Chron. 3:1, 5, 10, 19, 24.
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EliathahAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIATHAH
(E·liʹa·thah) [God has come].
A son of Heman who, during the rule of King David, was designated by lot to be a musician in the twentieth service group at the house of Jehovah.—1 Chron. 25:1, 4-6, 9, 27.
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ElidadAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIDAD
(E·liʹdad) [God has loved].
A Benjamite chieftain, the son of Chislon who was appointed at Jehovah’s command to have a direct part in dividing the Promised Land among the Israelites.—Num. 34:17, 18, 21, 29.
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Elieho-enaiAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIEHO-ENAI
(El·ie·ho-eʹnai) [my eyes are toward Jehovah].
1. A gatekeeper of the Korahites appointed by David; the seventh son of Meshelemiah of the tribe of Levi.—1 Chron. 26:1-3.
2. The son of Zerahiah who, accompanied by 200 males of the paternal house of Pahath-moab, returned from Babylon to Jerusalem with Ezra.—Ezra 8:1, 4.
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ElielAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIEL
(Eʹli·el) [God is God].
1. One of the heads of the half tribe of Manasseh. Like the other heads, Eliel was a valiant, mighty fellow, a man of fame.—1 Chron. 5:24.
2. A Levite of the family of the Kohathites and an ancestor of the prophet Samuel. (1 Chron. 6:33, 34) He evidently is called Elihu in 1 Samuel 1:1 and Eliab in 1 Chronicles 6:27.
3. A descendant of Shimei of the tribe of Benjamin.—1 Chron. 8:1, 20, 21.
4. A descendant of Shashak of the tribe of Benjamin.—1 Chron. 8:1, 22, 25.
5. A Mahavite, one of David’s mighty men.—1 Chron. 11:26, 46.
6. Another of David’s mighty men.—1 Chron. 11:26, 47.
7. A Gadite, one of the swift, courageous mighty men who separated themselves to David’s side while he was still under restrictions because of King Saul. The least of these Gadites is described as equal to a hundred and the greatest to a thousand.—1 Chron. 12:1, 8, 11, 14.
8. Son of Hebron; one of the Levite heads selected by David to bring the Ark to Jerusalem.—1 Chron. 15:9, 11, 12.
9. A Levite commissioner at the side of Conaniah who was in charge of “the contribution and the tenth and the holy things” in the days of King Hezekiah.—2 Chron. 31:11-13.
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ElienaiAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIENAI
(E·li·eʹnai) [my eyes are toward Jehovah].
A son of Shimei of the tribe of Benjamin who dwelt in Jerusalem.—1 Chron. 8:1, 20, 21, 28.
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EliezerAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIEZER
(E·li·eʹzer) [God is helper].
1. A man of Damascus and the apparent heir of childless Abraham. Abraham referred to him as “a son of my household.” (Gen. 15:2, 3) Archaeological discoveries, such as the tablets from Nuzi, shed light on why Abraham considered Eliezer as his heir. Often childless couples adopted a son who would then care for them in old age and arrange for their burial at death, thereupon inheriting the property. It was stipulated, however, that, in the event a son was born to them after the adoption, the real son would become the principal heir.
Likely Eliezer was the one spoken of as Abraham’s oldest servant and manager of his household, who was sent by Abraham to Nahor’s household in upper Mesopotamia to bring back a wife for Isaac. Like his master Abraham, Eliezer looked to Jehovah for guidance and recognized His leading.—Gen. 24:2, 4, 12-14, 56.
2. The younger of Moses’ two sons, so named by Moses because God had been his helper in delivering Moses from Pharaoh’s sword. (Ex. 18:4) Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, through whom came many descendants. In David’s day one of these, Shelomoth, along with his brothers, was appointed over all the things made holy.—1 Chron. 23:17; 26:25, 26, 28.
3. A son of Becher and a descendant of Benjamin.—1 Chron. 7:6, 8.
4. One of the seven priests loudly sounding the trumpets before the ark of Jehovah when David had it brought up to Jerusalem from the house of Obededom.—1 Chron. 15:24.
5. Son of Zichri and leader of the tribe of Reuben during David’s reign.—1 Chron. 27:16.
6. Son of Dodavahu of Maresha; a prophet who foretold that Jehovah would break down King Jehoshaphat’s works as regards his shipbuilding partnership with wicked King Ahaziah.—2 Chron. 20:35-37; 1 Ki. 22:48.
7. One of the head ones of the exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Ezra.—Ezra 8:16.
8. A priest of the “sons of Jeshua” among those following through on Ezra’s exhortation and promising to send their foreign wives away.—Ezra 10:18, 19.
9. A Levite among the men dismissing their foreign wives following Ezra’s exhortation.—Ezra 10:23, 44.
10. A descendant of Harim among those heeding Ezra’s words to dismiss their foreign wives.—Ezra 10:31, 44.
11. An ancestor of Jesus’ earthly mother Mary.—Luke 3:29.
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ElihorephAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIHOREPH
(El·i·horʹeph) [possibly, God is (the giver of) autumn (fruit)].
A son of Shisha serving as a secretary for King Solomon along with his brother Ahijah.—1 Ki. 4:1-3.
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ElihuAid to Bible Understanding
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ELIHU
(E·liʹhu) [God is he].
1. “The son of Barachel the Buzite of the family of Ram.” As a descendant of Buz, Elihu was evidently a distant relative of Abraham. (Job 32:1, 2, 6; Gen. 22:20, 21) Likely Elihu listened carefully to the entire debate between Job and his three would-be comforters. But, out of due respect for their age, he remained silent until all had finished speaking. Though modern critics have labeled Elihu as loquacious, saying that his speeches were long-winded, the statements of Elihu were not those of an impertinent young man. He fully appreciated that wisdom was not the exclusive possession of those advanced in years, but that God’s spirit made one truly wise. Elihu, therefore, leaned heavily on God’s spirit and was thus able to discern correctly that Job had failed to appreciate that the vindication of Jehovah God is far more important than the vindication of any man, and that
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