The name of three men and a locality mentioned in the OT.
Elon bible name meaning. Ee lahn Personal and place name meaning great tree or tree of god. A Hittite whose daughter was one of Esaus wives. Elon ee lon.
Note that in the latter passage the name Basemath is given to the daughter of Ishmael so that two of Esaus wives were actually named Basemath. A judge from the tribe of Zebulun Judges 1211-12. Of course its possible that Tesla founder Elon Musk is responsible for its recent popularity.
2 The father of Adah a wife of Esau Gen. His name was of Hebrew origin which meant strong or oak. BDB Theological Dictionary indeed states that our name Elon is equal to the noun meaning terebinth from the root אול and compares it to the name אלה Elah.
Elon is a rare male first name as it was not ranked for males of all ages in the United States Census 1990. GENESIS 2634In the Bible Verse Meaning 34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. Numbers 2626 and the founder of the family of the Elonites.
Ahialon is named in the Book of Judges at chapter 12 and verses 11 and 12 as being a member of the Tribe of Zebulun who served as a judge of Israel for ten years who followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. In Genesis 362 Esau marries Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite. The rare biblical name has just recently snuck into the US Top 1000 but is still considered quite rare.
Elon Bible Judge. 76 Instances - Page 1 of 3. ע Be our patron for as little as one dollar a month.