Bible Dictionary
Aliah
Aliah was an Edomite chief or clan head. The name appears in Chronicles for the person called Alvah in Genesis.
Definition
Aliah was an Edomite chief or head of a clan. The name occurs in the genealogical material of Chronicles and corresponds to Alvah in Genesis.
Biblical Usage
Aliah appears among the chiefs or heads of thousands of Edom in the genealogy recorded in Chronicles.
Historical Background
The difference between Aliah and Alvah is described as a change between related Hebrew consonants in the later genealogical form.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Alvah]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-li'-a (`alyah): One of the dukes, or heads of thousands of Edom (1Ch 1:51). In Ge 36:40 the name is Alvah (`alwah), the only difference being the change of the weaker w, of Ge to the somewhat stronger, y, of the later Chronicles, a change which is not infrequent in Hebrew. He is not to be confused, as in HDB, with the Alian of the same chapter.</p>