Bible Dictionary

Elon

Oak. (1.) A city of Dan (Josh. 19:43). (2.) A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen. 26:34). (3.) One of the sons of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14). (4.) The eleventh of the Hebrew judges. He held off…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

Oak. ) A city of Dan (Josh. 19:43). ) A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen. 26:34). ) One of the sons of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14). ) The eleventh of the Hebrew judges. He held office for ten years (Judg. 12:11, 12). He is called the Zebulonite.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(an oak).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

E'LON (an oak). 1. The Hittite, father of one of Esau's wives. Gen 26:34; Isa 36:2. A son of Zebulun. Gen 46:14; Num 26:26. A judge of Israel, who is called the Zebulonite in Jud 12:11-12.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

E'LON (oak), a town in Dan, Josh 19:43; the Pal. Memoirs propose Beit Ello as its site.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

oak; grove; strong