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Elnathan
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the roll of Jeremiah’s prophecies (Jer. 26:22; 36:12). (2.) Ezra 8:16.
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
EL'NATHAN (whom God hath given). 1. The maternal grandfather of Jehoiachin. 2 Kgs 24:8. 2, 3, 4. Three persons in Ezra's time. Ezr 8:16.
Scripture references
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
God hath given; the gift of God
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
EL'NATHAN (whom God hath given). 1. The maternal grandfather of Jehoiachin. 2 Kgs 24:8. 2, 3, 4. Three persons in Ezra's time. Ezr 8:16.