International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Elasa

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Elasa


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el´a-sa, el-ē̇-ā´sa (Ἀλασά, Alasá; the King James Version Eleasa): The place where Judas pitched his camp before the battle in which he was overwhelmed and slain (1 Macc 9:5). It probably corresponds to the modern Khirbet il‛asā, between the two Beth-horons.