Bible Person

Eliel

Meaning: God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliel entry refers to a chief of the half-tribe of Manasseh east of the Jordan, not to the Benjaminite or warrior figures of the same name. He belongs to the remembered leadership of the eastern tribes. First appears in 1 Chr 5:24.1

AI summary: This Eliel matters because his single cross reference places him among the heads of households through whom eastern Manasseh's identity is preserved. The entry helps show that tribal memory east of the Jordan was carried by named leaders with regional importance. Taken together, the material presents this Eliel as a chief within eastern Manasseh's preserved structure.1

Central Figure

Eliel

Meaning: God

A chief of Manasseh, on the east of Jordan (1 Chr.