Topic
Elon
7 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 26:34Easton · Smith · Nave 1. Father-in-law of Esau
¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
- Genesis 46:14Easton · Smith · Nave 2. A son of Zebulun
¶ And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.
- Joshua 19:43Easton · Smith · Nave 3. A town of Dan
And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,
- Judges 12:11Easton · Smith · Nave 4. A Hebrew judge
¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
- Judges 12:12Easton · Smith · Nave 4. A Hebrew judge
And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
- Genesis 36:2Smith · Nave 1. Father-in-law of Esau
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
- Numbers 26:26Smith · Nave 2. A son of Zebulun
¶ Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Oak. (1.) A city of Dan (Josh. 19:43). (2.) A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen. 26:34). (3.) One of the sons of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14). (4.) The eleventh of the Hebrew judges. He held office for ten years (Judg. 12:11, 12). He is called the Zebulonite.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 7 references
- A Hittite, whose daughter was one of Esau’s wives. (Genesis 26:34; 36:2) (B.C. 1797.)
- The second of the three sons attributed to Zebulun, (Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26) and the founder of the family of the Elonites. (B.C. 1695.)
- Elon the Zebulonite, who judged Israel for ten years, and was buried in Aijalon in Zebulun. (Judges 12:11,12) (B.C. 1174-1164).
- On of the towns in the border of the tribe of Dan. (Joshua 19:43)
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); 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.