Elioenai
“My eyes are toward Jehovah (the Lord)”
Summary
A name meaning 'my eyes are toward the Lord,' borne by several men including a descendant of David, heads of families in Simeon and Benjamin, and Levites and priests.
☩Various Bearers
Several men in Scripture bore the name Elioenai. The eldest son of Neariah, a descendant of David through Zerubbabel, bore this name—representing one of the latest recorded generations of David's royal line. A head of a family in the tribe of Simeon was named Elioenai. Another was head of a family among the sons of Becher in Benjamin. A Korhite Levite served as a doorkeeper in the Temple. Two men named Elioenai—a priest and a layman—had married foreign wives and put them away in Ezra's time. A priest named Elioenai also assisted at the dedication of Jerusalem's wall under Nehemiah.
Related Verses8 mentions
See Also
References
- 1.James Orr (ed.), "Elioenai," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Elioenai," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).