Lexical Definition

‎אֶלְתּוֹלַד‎ ʼEltôwlad (el-to-lad') Eltolad ^N:N--L
probably from ‎אֵל‎ and a masculine form of ‎תּוֹלְדָה‎ (compare ‎תּוֹלָד‎); God (is) generator

Eltolad.

• § Eltolad = "God's generations"
• Eltolad, a place in Palestine

1) a city in southern Judah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֶלְתּוֺלַד‎ proper name, of a location (compare ‎תּוֺלַד‎ below ‎ילד‎) city in southern Judah Josh 15:30; Josh 19:4 compare also ‎תּוֺלָ֑ד‎ (q. v.) 1Chr 4:29.

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Eltolad • In Simeon • A town allotted to Judah and Simeon

Eltolad, a town allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon in the Negev region.

• A location Simeon Tribe, near Beersheba בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע first mentioned at Jos.15.30;
• only referred to as Eltolad אֶלְתּוֹלַד.
  

Eltolad is mentioned in Joshua 15:30 and 19:4 as a town that was allotted to the tribes of Judah and Simeon. In Joshua 15:30, it is listed among the cities in the Negev region that were part of Judah's inheritance. In Joshua 19:4, Eltolad is included in the list of towns given to the tribe of Simeon within Judah's territory. The town's exact location is not specified, but it was situated in the southern part of the land of Canaan.

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