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Elealeh in the Bible.

Elealeh is a town in the Bible, about 57 km (35 miles) east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 5 verses, from Numbers 32:3 to Jeremiah 48:34.

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What happened at Elealeh.

God has ascended, a place in the pastoral country east of Jordan, in the tribe of Reuben (Num. 32:3, 37). It is not again mentioned till the time of Isaiah (15:4; 16:9) and Jeremiah (48:34). It is now an extensive ruin called el-A’al, about one mile north-east of Heshbon.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Elealeh.

Reuben 1

Near Elealeh.

All 5 verses that name Elealeh.

Numbers 2

  • Numbers 32:3Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
  • Numbers 32:37And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim,

Isaiah 2

  • Isaiah 15:4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.
  • Isaiah 16:9Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.

Jeremiah 1

  • Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.

Questions about Elealeh.

Where is Elealeh in the Bible?

Elealeh is a town about 57 km (35 miles) east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Elealeh named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Elealeh in 5 verses, in 3 books, from Numbers 32:3 to Jeremiah 48:34.

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