People of the Bible

Eliam, son of Ahithophel

The name Eliam means “the people of God.” Eliam is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 2 Samuel 23:34.

Family of Eliam

Who was Eliam?

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.

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Eliam

  • 2 Samuel 23:34

    Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

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