ELIHOREPH (el'i-ho'reph), (Heb.
ee-kho' ref, God of autumn), he and his brother Ahiah were of the scribes of Solomon (I Kings iv. 3), B.C. to15.
ELII117 (e-li'hu), (Heb. el-ee-hoo', my God is he).
1. One of Job's friends, described as 'the son of Barachel, a Buzite, of the kindred of Ram' (Job xxxii :2). This is usually understood to imply that he was descended from Buz, the son of Abraham's brother Nahor, from whose family the city called Buz (Jer. xxv :23) also took its name. Elihu's name does not appear among those of the friends who came in the first instance to condole with Job, nor is his presence indicated till the debate between the afflicted man and his three friends had been brought to a conclusion. Then, finding there was no answer to Job's last speech, he comes forward with considerable modesty, which he loses as he proceeds, to remark on the debate, and to deliver his own opinion on the points at issue. The character and scope of his orations are described elsewhere. (See JOB, BOOK OF.) It appears, from the manner in which Elihu introduces himself, that he was by much the youngest of the party; and it is evident that he had been present from the commencement of the discussion, to which he had paid very close at tention. This would suggest that the debate be
tween Job and his friends was carried on in the presence of a deeply-interested auditory. among which was this Elihu. who could not for bear from interfering when the controversy ap peared to have reached an unsatisfactory conclu sion. (B. C. about 2200.) 2. Son of Tohu. and forefather of the prophet Samuel (I Sam. i :1). In 1 Chron. vi:34. Eliel occurs in the same position; Elihu is probably cor rect.
3. Chief of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron. )(NI/H:18). It is probably a variation of Eliab 3.
4. One of the captains of "thousands" from the tribe of Manasseh who assisted David against the band of Amalekites Chron. xii:2o). (B. C. 1053.) 5. A porter in the house of Jehovah in the time of David. He was a Korhite Levite. the son of Shemaiah, of the family of Obed-edom Chron. xxvi:7). (B. C. 1013.)