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Eliam
Meaning: God’s people
This is the name of 2 Biblical men.
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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.
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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