Person Old Testament
Elah
Elah was a son of Caleb and the father of Kenaz. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 4:15.
Why it matters. Son of Caleb; father of Kenaz
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Elah
Elah is mentioned in 1Ch.4.15 as one of the sons of Caleb, along with Iru, Naam, and Kenaz. Elah is specifically noted as the father of Kenaz. Caleb was a prominent figure in the Bible, one of the twelve spies sent by Moses to explore Canaan, and one of only two spies (along with Joshua) who brought back a positive report.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
Connections
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Caleb
- Children
- Jehallelel (?)Kenaz
Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)