Elon

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(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)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A Hittite, father of Bashemath, and Adah, wife, (or wives) of Esau (Gen. 26:34³⁴And 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); Gen. 36:2²Esau 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)). See BASHEMATH.

2. Second son of Zebulun and founder of the ELONITES (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. The Zebulonite who judged Israel ten years (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. Border town of Daniel (Josh. 19:43⁴³And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, (Joshua 19:43)). Identified with Beit Ello, 31° 59' N, 35° 7' E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

356 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Eylown

Phonic:

ay-lone’

Meaning:

or (shortened) ;Elown {ay-lone'}; or Eylon {ay- lone'}; from 352; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Elon

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

might: see Elah and Elath ; terebinth: plain

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A remarkable oak:―name of place in Palestine, one Hittite and two Israelites, Gen. 26:34. {Quercus eximia}