eliam Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
eliam in Easton's Bible Dictionary
God's people. (1.) The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Sam. 11:3). In 1 Chr. 3:5 his name is Ammiel. (2.) 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.
eliam in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(God's people.). 1. Father of Bath-sheba, the wife of David. #2Sam 11:3| 2. One of David's "thirty" warriors. #2Sa 23:34|
eliam in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ELI'AM (God's people). 1. The father of Bath-sheba, 2 Sam 11:3; called Ammiel in 1 Chr 3:5; the names mean the same. 1. One of David's warriors. 2 Sam 23:34.
eliam in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
("God is my people") (2 Samuel 23:34). Son of Ahithophrl and father of Bathsheba; (2 Samuel 11:3). (See AHITHOPHEL; BATHSHEBA.) Ammiel (by transposition) in 1 Chronicles 3:5, and Bathshua, non-Israelite names. Uriah was a Hittite (Genesis 38:2; Genesis 38:12; 1 Chronicles 2:3).