Bible Person

Elioenai

Meaning: toward him are mine eyes; or to him are my fountains · Male · 1 cross reference

This Elioenai entry refers to a participant in the dedication worship of Nehemiah 12, not to the gatekeeper-family, Simeonite, reform-list, or Benjaminite figures of the same name. He belongs to the restored liturgical life of Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:41.1

AI summary: This Elioenai matters because his single cross reference places him among the named participants in the public thanksgiving for Jerusalem's restoration. The entry helps show that dedication worship was carried by remembered individuals as well as corporate joy. Taken together, the material presents this Elioenai as a participant in the restored city's celebration.1

Central Figure

Elioenai

Meaning: toward him are mine eyes; or to him are my fountains