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אֵלוֹן

e.lonElon
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man7 occurrences4 books7 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Elon: A Hittite, father-in-law of Esau
  • Elon: A son of Zebulun and founder of the Elonites
  • Elon: A judge of Israel from the tribe of Zebulun
  • Elon: City in the territory of Dan

Definition

or (shortened) אֵלוֹן ; or אֵילֹן ; from H352; oak-grove; Elon, the name of a place in Palestine, and also of one Hittite, two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Elon.

Glossary entries

Elon (Person) Elonite Elon (Place)

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Genesis 26:34אֵילֹ֖ן · of Elon
    When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
  2. Genesis 36:2אֵילוֹן֙ · of Elon
    Esau took his wives from the daughters of Canaan: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite,
  3. Genesis 46:14וְאֵל֖וֹן · Elon
    The sons of Zebulun: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.
  4. Numbers 26:26לְאֵל֕וֹן · from Elon
    These were the descendants of Zebulun by their clans: The Seredite clan from Sered, the Elonite clan from Elon, and the Jahleelite clan from Jahleel.
  5. Joshua 19:43וְאֵיל֥וֹן · Elon
    Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
  6. Judges 12:11אֵיל֖וֹן · Elon
    After Ibzan, Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel ten years.
  7. Judges 12:12אֵל֣וֹן · Then Elon
    Then Elon the Zebulunite died, and he was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.