How to Pronounce Eliam
uh-LYE-uhm
Eliam is pronounced uh-LYE-uhm (əˈlaɪəm): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Eliam mean?
Eliam means “the people of God”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Eliam?
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.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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