Person Old Testament
Elijah
Also known as Elijah =ESV, NIV; Eliah =KJV
Elijah was a Benjamite, one of the sons of Jeroham. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:27.
Why it matters. A Benjamite, son of Jeroham.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Elijah
Elijah is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Benjamin as one of the sons of Jeroham (1Ch.8.27). This genealogy lists the descendants of Benjamin, tracing the lineage of King Saul. Apart from being named as a son of Jeroham, no additional information is provided about this Elijah in the Bible. He should not be confused with the prominent prophet Elijah, as they are different individuals.
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
- Jeroham
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)