“twelve wells of water and threescore and ten palm trees.” It has been
identified with the Wady Ghurundel, the most noted of the four wadies
which descend from the range of et-Tih towards the sea. Here they
probably remained some considerable time. The form of expression in
Exodus 16:1 seems to imply that the people proceeded in detachments or
companies from Elim, and only for the first time were assembled as a
complete host when they reached the wilderness of Sin (q.v.).
- ELIMELECH God his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of
the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Bethlehem in the days
of the judges. In consequence of a great dearth he, with his wife Naomi and
his two sons, went to dwell in the land of Moab. There he and his sons
died (Ruth 1:2,3; 2:1,3; 4:3,9). Naomi afterwards returned to Palestine
with her daughter Ruth. - ELIOENAI toward Jehovah are my eyes, the name of several men
mentioned in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 7:8; 4:36; Ezra 10:22, 27).
Among these was the eldest son of Neariah, son of Shemaiah, of the
descendants of Zerubbabel. His family are the latest mentioned in the Old
Testament (1 Chronicles 3:23, 24). - ELIPHALET God his deliverance, one of David’s sons (2 Samuel 5:16);
called also Eliphelet (1 Chronicles 3:8). - ELIPHAZ God his strength. (1.) One of Job’s “three friends” who visited
him in his affliction (4:1). He was a “Temanite”, i.e., a native of Teman, in
Idumea. He first enters into debate with Job. His language is uniformly
more delicate and gentle than that of the other two, although he imputes to
Job special sins as the cause of his present sufferings. He states with
remarkable force of language the infinite purity and majesty of God
(4:12-21; 15:12-16).
(2.) The son of Esau by his wife Adah, and father of several Edomitish
tribes (Genesis 36:4, 10, 11, 16).