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    Elihu

    eh-LY-hoo

    Meaning

    He is my God; My God is He

    Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 1 Samuel

    What it points to

    Elihu — 'He is my God' — waited, listened, then spoke with greater nuance than his elders. His story teaches that youth does not disqualify wisdom, and that patient listening before speaking produces more balanced truth.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.”

    Job 32:6

    “He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.”

    Job 36:10

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    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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