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People of the Bible

Elah

Family

Father: Baasha

In the story

Reign of Elah · 929 BC

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10). He was killed while drunk by Zimri, one of the captains of his chariots, and was the last king of the line of Baasha. Thus was fullfilled the prophecy of Jehu (6, 7, 11-14).

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 4 verses

1 Kings: 16:6, 16:8, 16:13, 16:14

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.