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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Elhanan. Every Elhanan in the Bible

    person

    Elhanan

    אֶלְחָנָן

    Elhanan, a warrior from Bethlehem, killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite.

    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Samuel 21:19
    last named
    1 Chronicles 20:5
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Elhanan?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Elhanan is mentioned in 2Sa.21.19 and 1Ch.20.5 as a warrior from Bethlehem who fought against the Philistines. In 2 Samuel, he is described as the son of Jaare-oregim, while in 1 Chronicles, he is called the son of Jair. Elhanan is noted for killing Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite. This event is similar to David's famous battle with Goliath, but Elhanan's victory highlights the ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Philistines. The passages suggest that Elhanan was a skilled warrior who played a significant role in Israel's military successes.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Elhanan3 of 3 entities the graph connects to Elhanan, in 2 groups: kinship 1, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Jaare-oregimChild of · 2 versesKinshipGezer1 event · 16 versesLahmi2 events · 3 versesEventsElhanan

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    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Elhanan happensThe one place the claims about Elhanan reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gezer. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Elhanan there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gezer
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Elhanan reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      21:19

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      20:5

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Nothing in the graph stands one hop from this entity yet. These are the best-connected entities of the same type, so the page still ends somewhere. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    ElsewhereIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesElsewhereDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus ChristElsewhereJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and province

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