Ezra. According to , Elnathan ben Achbor of Jerusalem was the father of Nehushta. Nehushta was the mother of king Jeconiah, whose father was king Jehoiakim. Despite this close relationship to the king, Elnathan is one of those who, according to opposes Jehoiakim when he cuts up and burns a scroll that had been brought to him, containing Jeremiah's prophesies of the forthcoming destruction of Judah. Elnathan's father Achbor was a strong supporter of the earlier reforms of king Josiah, which may have influenced Elnathan's behavior, although according to he had earlier been closely involved in the persecution of the prophet Uriah ben Shemaiah. In , the name Elnathan occurs three times: Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, which were teachers. (Revised Version) According to Donna Laird, the repetition of Elnathan, and the similarity between the names Jarib and Joiarib, may indicate a copyist's accidental repetition. ElonElon () was the name of two individuals mentioned in the Bible: A son of Zebulun according to Genesis 46:14 and Numbers 26:26. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob. Elon, one of the judges of Israel. Elpaal Elpaal is a name mentioned briefly in 1 Chronicles 8, in a genealogy of the Tribe of Benjamin. He is recorded as the son of a woman named Hushim, the wife of a man named Shaharaim. The relationship between Shaharaim and Benjamin is not spelled out by the Chronicler. Elpaal is recorded as the father of people who included the builders or ancestors of the towns of Ono, Lod, and Ajalon. Elpalet See Eliphelet (biblical figure) Elpelet See Elpelet Eluzai Eluzai, in 1 Chronicles 12:6, is the name of a Benjamite warrior who joined the forces of David at Ziklag. The name may have meant "God is my refuge." Elzabad Elzabad is the name of two biblical figures. Elzabad appears ninth in a list of eleven warriors from the Tribe of Gad who, according to 1 Chronicles 12:12, joined forces with David "at the stronghold in the wilderness." Elzabad, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Obed-edom, is listed as a Korahite porter in 1 Chronicles 26:7. ElzaphanElzaphan was a son of Uzziel of the house of Levi according to Exodus