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Eliel

10 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

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In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references

To whom God is might. (1.) A chief of Manasseh, on the east of Jordan (1 Chr. 5:24).

(2.) A Gadite who joined David in the hold at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:11).

(3.) One of the overseers of the offerings in the reign of Hezekiah (2 Chr. 31:13).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 10 references
(to whom God is strength).
  1. One of the heads of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan. (1 Chronicles 5:24)
  2. A forefather of Samuel the prophet. (1 Chronicles 6:34)
  3. A chief man in the tribe of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:20)
  4. Also a Benjamite chief. (1 Chronicles 8:22)
  5. One of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:46)
  6. Another of the same guard. (1 Chronicles 11:47)
  7. One of the Gadite heroes who came across Jordan to David when he was in the wilderness of Judah hiding from Saul. (1 Chronicles 12:11)
  8. A Kohathite Levite at the time of transportation of the ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 15:9,11) (B.C. 1043.)
  9. A Levite in the time of Hezekiah; one of the overseers of the offerings made in the temple. (2 Chronicles 31:13) (B.C. 726.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references

e-li'-el, el'-i-el ('eli'el, "El is God," or "my God is God"):

(1, 2, 3) Mighty men of David (1Ch 11:46,47; 12:11).

(4) A chief of Manasseh, east of the Jordan (1Ch 5:24).

(5, 6) Two chiefs of Benjamin (1Ch 8:20,22).

(7) A chief Levite from Hebron (1Ch 15:9,11):

(8) A Kohathite in the line of Elkshah, Samuel and Heman (1Ch 6:34).

See ELIAB (4).

(9) A Levite of the time of Hezekiah (2Ch 31:13).

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic

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.

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