Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
ELA (Hebr. ’Elâh = “oak,” “terebinth”). — Name of several figures in the Old Testament, among them a king of Israel who was killed after two years by the rebel Zambri (I Reg. 16:8–14) and an Edomite prince (Gen. 36:41; I Par. 1:52).
For other individuals bearing this name, cf. II Reg. 15:30, I Par. 4:15; 9:8. For the city on the “Elamite” Gulf; V. ELATH. Angelo Penna
Cite this article
“ELA (EBR. 'ELÂH = « QUERCIA », « TEREBINTO »).” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), p. 140. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/ela-ebr-elah-quercia-terebinto.
