Elnathan

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el-nā´than (אלנתן, 'elnāthān, “God has given” or "whom God has given"):

(1) The grandfather of Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the roll of Jeremiah's prophecies (Jeremiah 26:22; Jeremiah 36:12).

(2) A courtier of Jehoiakim; he was one of those sent to Egypt to bring back the prophet Uriah (Jeremiah 26:22), and one of those who heard the reading of Jeremiah's roll and entreated Jehoiakim not to burn the roll (Jeremiah 36:12, Jeremiah 36:25) - possibly the same person as (1) above.

(3, 4, 5) The name of two “chief men” - unless textual corruption has introduced the name at its second occurrence - and of one “teacher” sent for by Ezra from the camp at the river Ahava (Ezra 8:16).