elien

Updated: May 28, 2025

Now David married other wives over and above those which he had before: he had also concubines. The sons whom he had were in number eleven, whose names were Amnon, Emnos, Eban, Nathan, Solomon, Jeban, Elien, Phalna, Ennaphen, Jenae, Eliphale; and a daughter, Tamar. Nine of these were born of legitimate wives, but the two last-named of concubines; and Tamar had the same mother with Absalom.

Flavius Josephus - Antiquities of the Jews

Here he had lost a little ground. Minos, seizing the advantage, pushed it. "You have said that a converted Jew has not a nice smell." "Yes. But I added that a Christian who becomes a Jew has a nasty one." Minos lost his eyes over the accusing documents. "You have affirmed and propagated things which are impossible. You have said that Elien had seen an elephant write sentences."

Victor Hugo - The Man Who Laughs