Bible Person

Elihoenai

Male · 1 cross reference

Elihoenai is the leader of a returnee group in Ezra 8. He belongs to the named family and house representatives who make the return from exile concrete and accountable. First appears in Ezra 8:4.1

AI summary: Elihoenai matters because his single cross reference preserves the leadership identity behind one of the groups traveling with Ezra. The entry helps keep the restoration story rooted in named households rather than anonymous totals. Taken together, the material presents Elihoenai as a returnee leader in the post-exilic community.1