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Elead

Elead was an Ephraimite who was killed by the men of Gath. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 7:21.

Why it matters. Ephraimite killed by the men of Gath

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Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Elead

Elead is briefly mentioned in 1Ch.7.21 as one of the sons of Ephraim who was killed by the men of Gath. The context suggests that Elead and his brother Ezer were killed when they attempted to raid the livestock of the Gathites. This incident is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Ephraim, highlighting the challenges and conflicts they faced.

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.

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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
Ephraim

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)

    7:21

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