Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(ascent of God). A Moabite town, assigned to Reuben (Num. 32:3,37; Isa. 15:4; Jer. 48:34).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
City on the east of the Jordan, possessed by Reuben, but afterward taken by the Moabites (Num. 32:3, 37; Isa. 15:4; Isa. 16:9; Jer. 48:34). Identified with ruins at el Al, signifying the high, 31° 49' N, 35° 49' E. It is 3064 feet above the sea.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Transliteration:
’El`ale’
Meaning:
or (more properly) GEl aleh {el-aw-lay'}; from 410 and 5927; God (is) going up; Elale or Elaleh, a place east of the Jordan
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
God is ascending
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Ascension of God; the exalted God:―a Moabite town allotted to Reuben, Num. 32:3. {Ascensio Dei}