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Elihu

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Eli'hu (whose God is he (Jehovah).

1. One of the interlocutors, in the book of Job. See Job; Job, The Book of. He is described as the "son of Baerachel, the Buzite."

2. A forefather of Samuel, the prophet. 1 Samuel 1:1.

3. In 1 Chronicles 27:18, Elihu, "of the brethren of David," is mentioned as the chief of the tribe of Judah.

4. One of the captains of the thousands of Manasseh, 1 Chronicles 12:20, who followed David to Ziklag, after he had left the Philistine army, on the eve of the battle of Gilboa.

5. A Korhite Levite, in the time of David. 1 Chronicles 26:7.

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Elihu'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​e/elihu.html. 1901.