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ē´la (×לה, 'eÌ„laÌ„h, “oak†or “terebinthâ€):
(1) A “duke†or “sheik†(head of a clan, the Revised Version (British and American) “chiefâ€) of Edom ().
(2) Shimei-ben-Elah, Solomon's commissary in Benjamin ( the King James Version).
(3) A son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh ().
(4) Father of Hoshea, last king of Israel (; ).
(5) A Benjamite, son of Uzzi, one of the chiefs of the tribes when the country was settled ().
(6) King of Israel. See next article.