Bible Encyclopedias
Eliam

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

  1. One of David's heroes (2 Samuel 23:34); son of Ahithophel the Gilonite (comp. 1 Chronicles 11:36).
  2. Father of Bath-sheba (2 Samuel 11:3). In 1 Chronicles 3:5 the name occurs transposed as "Ammiel" is found in the Phenician inscription "C. I. S." 147, 6 (Lidzbarski, "Handbuch der Nordsemitischen Epigraphik").
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Bibliography Information
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Eliam'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​e/eliam.html. 1901.