Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(᾿Ηλά, Vulg. Jolaman), one of the heads of clans (or places) whose "sons" had taken foreign wives after the Babylonian exile (1 Esdras 9:27); evidently the ELAM (See ELAM) (q.v.) of the Hebrews text (Ezra 10:26). (See ELAH).
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Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ela'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/ela.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.