5172. ELAH, HEBREW NAME FOR THE LATIN PISTACIA ATLANTICA OR ENGLISH OAK OR TEREBINTH. THE HEBREW NAME OF ELAH, STEMS FROM THE HEBREW EL, GOD, AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH MIGHT AND STURDINESS. THE ELAH IS WIDESPREAD IN MANY PARTS OF THE LAND, PARTICULARY THE NEGEV AND LOWER GALILEE.
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