Elhanan
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Elhanan may refer to:
- The biblical Elhanan son of DodoElhanan son of DodoThe Biblical Elhanan was the son of Dodo . He was a member of King David’s elite fighters known as The Thirty.- Interpretation :...
, mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:24 and 1 Chronicles 11:26, one of King DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary...
's elite fighters known as The Thirty.
- The biblical Elhanan son of JairElhanan son of JairThe biblical Elhanan son of Jair is believed by conservative Bible scholars to be an earlier name of David, who later became the second King of Israel...
(also called Jaare-Oregim), mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:19 and 1 Chronicles 20:5