Bible Person

Elnathan

Meaning: God hath given; the gift of God · Male · 3 cross references

Elnathan is the official involved in Jeremiah's circle during Jehoiakim's reign, connected both with royal missions and with the hearing of the prophetic scroll. He belongs to the court environment where prophetic warning is received, resisted, and debated. First appears in Jer 26:22.1

AI summary: Elnathan matters because the cross references present him within the machinery of state at a moment when prophetic speech creates political danger. He is linked to royal errands and to the officials who respond to Jeremiah's scroll, which makes him part of the chain through which prophetic truth reaches power. Taken together, the material presents Elnathan as a court official situated inside Jeremiah's conflict with the royal establishment.1

Central Figure

Elnathan

Meaning: God hath given; the gift of God