| Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ELEPH e'-lef (ha-'eleph, "the ox"):
A place in the lot of Benjamin not far from Jerusalem (Joshua 18:28). The name is omitted by Septuagint, unless, indeed, it is combined with that of Zelah. It may be identical with Lifta, a village W. of Jerusalem (Conder, HDB, under the word).
Others identify Lifta with Nephtoah. | Multi-Version Concordance Eleph (1 Occurrence) Joshua 18:28 Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) |