person · P0421
Elah אלה
Son of Baasha, king two years at Tirtzah. Zimri, commander of half his chariots, struck him down as he drank himself drunk in the house of his steward — and destroyed the house of Baasha as Yehu ben Chanani the prophet had foretold.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- אלה
- Also known as
- Elah ben Baasha
- Era
- bible
- Parents
- Baasha
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 2982–3014 AM (reigned 3012–3014, two years)
- Academic
- reigned c. 886–885 BCE
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈32 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Yehudah, Elah ben Baasha became king over Israel at Tirtzah, two years; Zimri, commander of half his chariotry, conspired against him as he drank himself drunk in the house of Artza the steward, and struck him and killed him.
Directly stated in the cited source.
|
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| The placement (reigned 3012–3014 AM) is a schematic Mesorah Atlas reconstruction: the northern kings' regnal years stated in Kings are chained forward from the division of the kingdom in 2964 AM, with sub-year reigns counted as zero; the chain closes exactly at the fall of Shomron in 3205 AM (Chizkiyahu's sixth year, Melachim II 18:10). The cited source states the reign's length, not absolute dates.
The cited sources establish relative chronology or regnal duration; they do not state the absolute AM range.
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tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |