Bible Person
Meaning: an oak; a curse; perjury · Male · 4 cross references
This Elah entry refers to Elah son of Baasha, king of Israel, not Elah the father of Hoshea. His short and compromised reign ends in drunkenness, assassination, and the extinction of his father's house. First appears in 1 Kgs 16:6.1
AI summary: This Elah matters because the cross references present him as a weak and morally compromised king whose reign quickly collapses. His death at the hand of Zimri fulfills prophetic judgment on Baasha's dynasty and shows again how unstable the northern throne has become. He is less memorable for policy than for how abruptly his house ends. Taken together, the material presents this Elah as a short-lived king whose fall seals the judgment on Baasha's line.1
Central Figure
Elah
Meaning: an oak; a curse; perjury
The son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 16:8-10).
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). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.