Bible Person

Eliah

Meaning: God the Lord · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliah entry refers to one of the men named in Ezra 10, not to the Benjaminite genealogical figure of the same name. He belongs to the restored community's difficult process of post-exilic reform. First appears in Ezra 10:26.1

AI summary: This Eliah matters because his single cross reference places him among those publicly identified in Ezra's response to unlawful marriages. The entry shows how personal and specific covenant correction became in the restored community. Taken together, the material presents this Eliah as one of the individuals included in post-exilic reform.1

Central Figure

Eliah

Meaning: God the Lord