Elasah, son of Shaphan
The name Elasah means “the doings of God.” Elasah is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 29:3.
Family of Elasah
Who was Elasah?
The son of Shaphan, one of the two who were sent by Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and also took charge of Jeremiah’s letter to the captives in Babylon (Jer. 29:3).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Elasah
- Jeremiah 29:3
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,