Bible Encyclopedias
Elizaphan
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
el -i -zā´fan , ē̇ -liz´a -fan ( אליצפן , 'ĕlı̄cāphān ; Septuagint Ἐλεισαφάν , Eleisaphán , Ἐλισαφάν , Elisaphán , Ἐλισαφά , Elisaphá , Ἐλισαφάτ , Elisaphát , "God has protected"; compare צפניה , cephanyāh , Zephaniah, "Yah has protected," and the Phoenician, צפנבעל , "Baal has protected"):
(1) The son of Uzziel, the son of Kohath, and so a prince of the Levitical class of the Kohathites (Numbers 3:30; 1 Chronicles 15:8; 2 Chronicles 29:13 ). But in 1 Chronicles 15:8; 2 Chronicles 29:13 his class seems to be coördinate with that of the Kohathites. He is called Elzaphan in Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4 .
(2) A "prince" or chief of Zebulun, who represented that tribe in the division of the land (Numbers 34:25 ).
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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Elizaphan'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/elizaphan.html. 1915.