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Eliel

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: E By: George A. Morrish

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1. One of the head men in the half tribe of Manasseh, on the east of the Jordan (1 Chron. 5:24²⁴And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. (1 Chronicles 5:24)).

2. Son of Toah, an ancestor of Samuel (1 Chron. 6:34³⁴The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, (1 Chronicles 6:34)). Apparently called ELIAB in 1 Chronicles 6:27²⁷Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. (1 Chronicles 6:27); and ELIHU in 1 Samuel 1:1¹Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: (1 Samuel 1:1).

3. Son of Shimhi, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:20²⁰And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, (1 Chronicles 8:20)).

4. Son of Shashak, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:22²²And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, (1 Chronicles 8:22)).

5. The Mahavite, one of David’s mighty men (1 Chron. 11:46⁴⁶Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, (1 Chronicles 11:46)).

6. Another of David’s mighty men (1 Chron. 11:47⁴⁷Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. (1 Chronicles 11:47)).

7. A Gadite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:11¹¹Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, (1 Chronicles 12:11)): perhaps the same as No. 6.

8. Chief of the sons of Hebron, a Levite: he assisted in bringing up the ark (1 Chron. 15:9,11⁹Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore: (1 Chronicles 15:9)
¹¹And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, (1 Chronicles 15:11)).

9. Levite in the time of Hezekiah, “overseer” of the offerings (2 Chron. 31:13¹³And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. (2 Chronicles 31:13)).

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