Encyclopedia of The Bible – Elasa
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Elasa

ELASA ĕl’ ə sə (̓Ελασά), the place where Judas Maccabaeus lay encamped when Bacchides advanced upon him in 160 b.c. (1 Macc 9:5). In the ensuing battle, Judas was killed. The site is identified with Il’asa, near Beth-Horon.