Bible Person

Eliphelet

Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliphelet entry refers to the leader of a returnee group in Ezra 8:13, not to the warrior or Saulide descendant of the same name. He belongs to the family representatives who make the return from exile concrete and accountable. First appears in Ezra 8:13.1

AI summary: This Eliphelet matters because his single cross reference preserves the leadership identity behind one of the groups traveling with Ezra. The entry helps keep the restoration story rooted in named households rather than anonymous totals. Taken together, the material presents this Eliphelet as a returnee leader in the post-exilic community.1

Central Figure

Eliphelet