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Eliphal

Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Eliphal, son of Ur, was one of David's mighty men.

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Eliphal, the son of Ur, is mentioned in the list of David's mighty men (1Ch.11.35). The mighty men were a group of elite warriors who fought alongside King David and were known for their exceptional bravery, strength, and military prowess. Eliphal is listed among these distinguished warriors, indicating that he played a significant role in David's military campaigns and battles. However, no further details about Eliphal's specific exploits or life are provided in the Bible.

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Bible dictionary

Eliphal Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(whom God judges), son of Ur, one of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:35) [Eliphelet, 3]

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Eliphal Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

a miracle of God

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Eliphal Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

EL'IPHAL (whom God judges), one of David's warriors, 1 Chr 11:35; called Eliphelet in 2 Sam 23:34.

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Eliphal Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

EL'IPHAL (whom God judges), one of David's warriors, 1 Chr 11:35; called Eliphelet in 2 Sam 23:34.

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Easton (1897), Smith (1863), Hitchcock (1869), Hastings (1898) and Schaff are in the public domain. Parsed text: neuu-org/bible-dictionary-dataset (CC BY 4.0). Headwords and whitespace normalised for this site.

Where Eliphal appears

1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0465

1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.