Elon
Elon the Hittite was the father of Basemath, one of Esau's wives.
The name Elon means “oak; grove; strong”
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Summary
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 26:34; only referred to as Elon (אֵלוֹן); father of Adah.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Children
Alternative names
- אֵלוֹןElon
Mentions
- When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
- 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,