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Eliam

Meaning: God’s people

This is the name of 2 Biblical men.

  1. Eliam, father of Bathsheba

    The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Sam. 11:3).

    In 1 Chr. 3:5 he is called Ammiel.

  2. Eliam, son of Ahithophel

    This name also occurs as that of a Gilonite, the son of Ahithophel, and one of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:34). perhaps these two were the same person.

Article Version: May 10, 2026