| Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ELIZAPHAN el-i-za'-fan, e-liz'-a-fan ('elitsaphan; Septuagint Eleisaphan, Elisaphan, Elisapa, Elisaphat, "God has protected; compare tsephanyah, Zephaniah, "Yah has protected," and the Phoenician, tsephanba`al, Baal has protected"):
(1) The son of Uzziel, the son of Kohath, and so a prince of the Levitical class of the Kohathites (Numbers 3:30 1 Chronicles 15:8 2 Chronicles 29:13). But in 1 Chronicles 15:8 2 Chronicles 29:13 his class seems to be coordinate with that of the Kohathites. He is called Elzaphan in Exodus 6:22 Leviticus 10:4.
(2) A "prince" or chief of Zebulun, who represented that tribe in the division of the land (Numbers 34:25). Walter R. Betteridge | Multi-Version Concordance Elizaphan (4 Occurrences) Numbers 3:30 The prince of the fathers' house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Numbers 34:25 Of the tribe of the children of Zebulun a prince, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 15:8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 2 Chronicles 29:13 and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) |