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Elmodam

Ἐλμωδάμ/el-MOH-dam/

“Possibly 'measure,' or a variant of Almodad”

Summary

An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, the son of Er and father of Cosam, possibly corresponding to the Hebrew name Almodad.

☩In Christ's Genealogy

Elmodam appears in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Er and father of Cosam. His name may be a Greek form of the Hebrew Almodad. He is not mentioned in the Old Testament, belonging to the generations between David's descendants and the return from exile. The name may mean 'measure.'

Key verses:Luke 3:28

Related Verses1 mention

Luke· 1 verse

3:28

References

  1. 1.George Morrish, "Elmodam," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  2. 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Elmodam," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
  3. 3.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Elmodam," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).