Eliphalet (, ) is a

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masculine name. The name "Eliphalet"/"Elifelet" belongs to several characters in the

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Babylonian Captivity The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile was the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were forcibly relocated to Babylonia by the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The deportations occurred ...

().Carta's Official Guide to Israel and Complete Gazetteer to all Sites in the Holy Land. (3rd edition 1993) Jerusalem: Carta, p.143 Notable people with the name include: *

Eliphalet Adams Eliphalet Adams (; March 26, 1677 — October 4, 1753) was an eminent minister of New London, Connecticut. He graduated from Harvard University in 1694. He was ordained February 9, 1709, and died on October 4, 1753, aged 76. Dr. Chauncy spoke ...

(1677–1753), American minister * Eliphalet Austin, businessman with the Connecticut Land Company *

Eliphalet Ball Eliphalet Ball (July 29, 1722 – April 6, 1797) was a Presbyterian minister and an early settler in Saratoga County, New York. The town of Ballston ("Ball's Town") is named for him.) Personal Ball was born on July 29, 1722, in New Haven, Connecti ...

(1722–1797), American Presbyterian minister *

Eliphalet Wickes Blatchford Eliphalet Wickes Blatchford (May 31, 1826 – 1915) was an American manufacturer. In 1837, the Blatchfords moved from Stillwater, New York to Chicago, Illinois, where Eliphalet’s father, the Rev. John Blatchford, became pastor of the First Pres ...

(1826–1915), American businessman and manufacturer *

Eliphalet Williams Bliss Eliphalet Williams Bliss (April 12, 1836 – July 21, 1903) was an American manufacturer and inventor who established the E. W. Bliss Company of Brooklyn, New York. His company supplied the US Navy with Whitehead and Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes, ...

(1836–1903), American manufacturer and inventor *

Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley (June 20, 1803 – February 13, 1872) was an American business executive, politician, and first president of the Aetna Insurance Company. He was a member of both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly and was the ...

(1804–1872), American businessman * Eliphalet Chapin (1741–1807), American furniture maker * Eliphalet Daniels (1713–1799),

British Colonial America The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the late 15th century until the unifying of the Thirteen British Colonies and creation of the United States in 1776, during the Rev ...

-born American military leader *

Eliphalet Dyer Eliphalet Dyer (September 14, 1721 – May 13, 1807) was an American lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Windham, Connecticut. He was a delegate for Connecticut to many sessions of the Continental Congress, where he signed the 1774 Continental As ...

(1721–1807), American statesman and judge *

Eliphalet Frazer Andrews Eliphalet Frazer Andrews (June 11, 1835 – March 15, 1915), an American painter known primarily as a portraitist, established an art instruction curriculum at the behest of William Wilson Corcoran at his Corcoran School of Art, and served as it ...

(1835–1914), American painter * Eliphalet Lockwood (1741–1814), American Revolutionary War militiaman and politician * Eliphalet Lockwood (deacon) (1675–1753), American politician and deacon from Connecticut *

Eliphalet Oram Lyte Eliphalet Oram Lyte (June 29, 1842 – January 3, 1913) was an American teacher and author of grammar and composition textbooks. He is credited as the composer of the tune to the popular song "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" in the publication ''The Fra ...

(1842–1913), American educator, author, and textbook creator * Eliphalet S. Miner (1818–1890), American politician from Wisconsin *

Eliphalet Nott Eliphalet Nott (June 25, 1773January 25, 1866), was a famed Presbyterian minister, inventor, educational pioneer, and long-term president of Union College, Schenectady, New York. Early life Nott was born at Ashford, Connecticut, on June 25, 177 ...

(1773–1866), President of Union College from 1804 to 1866 * Eliphalet Pearson (1752–1826), American educator; acting President of Harvard University *

Eliphalet Remington Eliphalet Remington (October 28, 1793 – August 12, 1861) was an American engineer who founded what would become known as Remington Arms. Originally the company was known as ''E. Remington'' followed by ''E. Remington & Son'' and then ''E. ...

(1793–1861), gunsmith and founder of Remington Arms * Eliphalet Stone (1825-1905), American politician from Wisconsin *

Eliphalet Trask Eliphalet Trask (January 8, 1806 – December 9, 1890) was an American politician who served as the third mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, and as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1858 to 1861. In 1855 Trask was elected th ...

(1806–1890), American politician from Massachusetts *

Eliphalet Wickes Eliphalet Wickes (April 1, 1769June 7, 1850) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was born on April 1, 1769, in Huntington on Long Island in the Province of New York. During th ...

(1769–1850), member of the United States House of Representatives from New York

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