El-shaddal

See GoD. ELTEKEH (Jos 19« npn^x, 21» K;ii?)tf).—A town of the territory of Dan, mentioned in connexion with Ekron and Gibbethon. It is probably the same as Altaku (Al-ta-ku-u), a towTi mentioned in the Prism Inseri[)tion of Sennacherib as the scene of the defeat of the Pliilistines and their Egyp. allies by the Assyrians in the days of Hezekiaii. G. A. Smith {Hist. Geog. p.

236) urges that Altal>u (Eltekeli) cannot have been situated up the valley of Aijalon, where it is marked on the PEF map, for such a site is unsuitable as the meeting-place of the main Assyr. and Egyp. armies. The PEF identification may, however, be correct, and the fight may have been between detachments. Yet a site near Ekron suits Sennacherib's narrative, for after taking Altalju he tells us next that he took Ekron (Amlfar-ru-na).

In any case it is improbable that the retreat of Sennacherib was the result of the encounter. W. E. BARNES. ELTEKON (Ipn^?), Jos 15™.- A town of Judah, noticed with Maarath and Beth-anoth. It was in the mountains. The site is unknown. Possibly Tekoa. ELTOLAD (i'?'iB^Si). Jos 15".— A town in the ex- treme S. of Judah, given to Simeon (W*) ; probably Tolad (1 Ch 4^). The site is unknown. ELUL (S)^g, 'EXoi/X, Elul, Neh 6", 1 Mao 14»').— See Time. ELDZAI Ci'V^y 'God is my strength ').

— One of the mighty men who joined David at Ziklag (1 Ch VI').