Elah
son of Baasha and King of Israel (1KI 16:6)
Personmale4 verses
Names
- Elah — אֵלָה elah “species of a mighty tree” (H425) · Ηλα Ēla — 1 Kings 16:6
Associations
- victim of Zimri (commander of Elah's chariots) (inferred)
Dated events
- Elah's reign as king over Israel begins* — 3,076 AH · 995 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:8
- Elah's reign as king over Israel ends* — 3,077 AH · 929 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:8
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Tirzah — 2 shared verses