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Elon

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: E By: James P. Boyd

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(oak). (1) A Hittite (Gen. 26:34; 36:2³⁴And 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 26:34)
²Esau 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; (Genesis 36:2)). (2) A son of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14¹⁴And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. (Genesis 46:14); Num. 26:26²⁶Of 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. (Numbers 26:26)). (3) A Zebulunite (Judg. 12:11-12¹¹And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. ¹²And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. (Judges 12:11‑12)). (4) A town of Dan (Josh. 19:43⁴³And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, (Joshua 19:43)).

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