Elon (Hittite)
Hittite, father-in-law to Esau
Elon was a Hittite whose daughter Bashemath (Ada) became one of Esau's wives. He is mentioned in connection with Esau's marriage to Canaanite women.
Key events
Esau's father-in-law
Esau married Bashemath, the daughter of the Hittite Elon.
34When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.
וַיְהִ֤י עֵשָׂו֙ בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וַיִּקַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ אֶת־יְהוּדִ֔ית בַּת־בְּאֵרִ֖י הַֽחִתִּ֑י וְאֶת־בָּ֣שְׂמַ֔ת בַּת־אֵילֹ֖ן הֽ͏ַחִתִּֽי׃