Topic
Elasah
5 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Jeremiah 29:3Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Shaphan
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,
- Ezra 10:22Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. Son of Pashur
And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:39Easton · Nave 1. Son of Helez, called ELEASAH
And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,
- 1 Chronicles 8:37Easton
And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son:
- 1 Chronicles 9:43Easton
And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
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; 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).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
- A priest in the time of Ezra who had married a Gentile wife. (Ezra 10:22) (B.C. 458).
- Son of Shaphan, one of the two men who were sent on a mission by King Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar at Babylon. (Jeremiah 29:3) (B.C. 594.)
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.