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Elasah
God made. (1.) One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr 2:39, “Eleasah”).
(2.) A descendant of king Saul (1 Chr 8:37; 1 Chr 9:43).
(3.) 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).
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Ezra 10:22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- Jeremiah 29:3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
