Bible dictionaries
Eliam
What Bible dictionaries say about “Eliam”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Eliam - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
God's people. (1.) The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Sam. 11:3). In 1 Chr. 3:5 his name is Ammiel.
(2.) This name also occurs as that of a Gilonite, the son of Ahithophel, and one of David's thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:34). perhaps these two were the same person.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
e-li'-am ('eli'-am, "people's God"?):
(1) Father of Bathsheba (2Sa 11:3); in 1Ch 3:5 called Ammiel.
(2) One of David's "thirty," son of Ahithophel the Gilonite (2Sa 23:34).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915Smith’s Bible Dictionary
- Father of Bath-sheba, the wife of David. (11:3)
- One of Davids "thirty" warriors. (2 Samuel 23:34)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith