Alvah
Alvah was an Edomite chief, a descendant of Esau through his son Eliphaz.
The name Alvah means “his rising up; his highness”
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Summary
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 36:40; referred to as Alvah or Alvah (עַלְוָה).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- עַלְוָהAlvah
Mentions
- These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,