Bible Person
Meaning: oak; grove; strong · Male · 2 cross references
This Elon entry refers to the Hittite father of Esau's wife, not to the Zebulunite ancestor or the judge of Israel. He appears through a marriage connection that contributes to tension in Isaac's family story. First appears in Gen 26:34.1
AI summary: This Elon matters because the cross references place his house within Esau's marriage choices, which become a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. His significance lies in the family and cultural setting those marriages represent rather than in a separate narrative of his own. Taken together, the material presents this Elon as a Hittite father whose household helps frame the relational strain surrounding Esau.1
Central Figure
Elon
Meaning: oak; grove; strong
A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen.
Children
A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen. 26:34). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
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.