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Elasah
the name means God has made Strong's Lexicon
Elasah was a messenger who carried Jeremiah's letter to the exiles in Babylon.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
God made. (1.) One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr. 2:39, "Eleasah").
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Shaphan
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Jeremiah 29:3.
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Verses that name Elasah
- Jeremiah 29:3 The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated: