Easton's Bible Dictionary God made. (1.) One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:39, "Eleasah"). (2.) A descendant of king Saul (1 Chronicles 8:37; 9:43). (3.) 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 (Jeremiah 29:3). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ELASAH el'-a-sa ('el`asah, "God has made"): (1) An Israelite who had married a foreign wife (Ezra 10:22). (2) A son of Shaphan, by whom, with Gemariah, King Zedekiah sent a message to Babylon (Jeremiah 29:3). See ELEASAH.

Multi-Version Concordance Elasah (4 Occurrences) 1 Chronicles 2:39 and Azariah begot Helez, and Helez begot Elasah, (DBY) 1 Chronicles 2:40 and Elasah begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum, (DBY) Ezra 10:22 Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Jeremiah 29:3 by the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon), saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV)