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Elah
Elah from "Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum
King of Northern Israel
Reign886–885 BCE
PredecessorBaasha
SuccessorZimri

Elah (Hebrew: אֵלָה ’Ēlā; Greek: Ἠλά; Latin: Ela) was the fourth king of Israel, the son and successor of Baasha. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 877–876 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 886–885 BCE.[1]

Chapter 16 of 1 Kings relates how Elah and all his family members were murdered by his chariot commander Zimri, who became his successor.

References

  1. ^ Edwin Thiele, The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). ISBN 0-8254-3825-X, 9780825438257

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Elah (king) Tribe of IssacharContemporary Kings of Judah: Asa Regnal titles Preceded byBaasha King of Israel 886–885 BCE Succeeded byZimri
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