Elead

אֶלְעָד · el.ad · H0496“witness of God” Hitchcock's 18691 mention, all in 1 Chronicles

Who he was

Elead is briefly mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:21 as one of the sons of Ephraim who was killed by the men of Gath. The context suggests that Elead and his brother Ezer were killed when they attempted to raid the livestock of the Gathites. This incident is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Ephraim, highlighting the challenges and conflicts they faced.

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Family

FatherEphraimSiblingsShuthelah, Becher, Tahan, Ezer, Beriah

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Every mention

1 reference, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

1 Chronicles 1 mention

1 Chronicles 7:21Zabad his son, Shuthelah his son, Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath who were born in the land killed, because they came down to take away their livestock.

What the dictionary says

(praised by God), a descendant of Ephraim.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain