Elnathan
Mentioned 609–605 BC traditional (Jones)
Son of Achbor. Mentioned in 3 verses, first in Jeremiah 26:22.
Compiled from the tagged verses.
- Mentioned in the era of the Kingdom, 1050–587 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Achbor, Delaiah, Gemariah, Elishama, Hananiah, Jehoiakim, Shaphan, and Shemaiah.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Elnathan, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification. A dashed ring on the map marks a region, river, or mountain rather than a town.
- location not graded: Egypt1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 634–580 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 2 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
3 tagged verses in 1 book. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Elnathan 7 |
| KJV | Elnathan 7 |
| ASV | Elnathan 7 |
Whole-word, case-sensitive count of the name string (regex \bName\b, so possessives like "Abraham's" count) across the whole Bible text of each translation; this counts the string, not the person, so other people who share the name are included and pronoun references are not. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 3 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Jeremiah3 verses
- 26:22
Then King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt: Elnathan son of Achbor along with some other men.
- 36:12
he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
- 36:25
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.