Person Old Testament
Eliphelet
Eliphelet was a descendant of King Saul from the tribe of Benjamin. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 8:39.
Why it matters. A descendant of King Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliphelet
Eliphelet is mentioned in the genealogy of King Saul's descendants from the tribe of Benjamin (1Ch.8.39). He is listed as one of the sons of Eshek, who was a descendant of Saul's son Jonathan. This genealogy demonstrates the continuation of Saul's lineage after his death and the establishment of David's kingdom. The Bible does not provide any further information about Eliphelet's life, role, or significance within the tribe of Benjamin or the kingdom of Israel.
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
- Eleasah
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)