Elon
The name Elon means “oak; grove; strong.” Elon is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 26:34.
Family of Elon
Children
Who was Elon?
A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen. 26:34).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Elon
- Genesis 26:34
And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:
- Genesis 36:2
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;