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Elishah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(God saves). Eldest son of Javan (Gen. 10:4⁴And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (Genesis 10:4); Ezek. 27:7⁷Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. (Ezekiel 27:7)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Eldest son of Javan, the son of Japheth (Gen. 10:4⁴And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (Genesis 10:4); 1 Chron. 1:7⁷And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (1 Chronicles 1:7)). His descendants apparently occupied the “isles of Elishah,” and supplied the Phoenicians with blue and purple (Ezek. 27:7⁷Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. (Ezekiel 27:7)). Josephus identifies them with the Æolians. Others connect Elishah with Elis in the Peloponnesus.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

473 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Eliyshah

Phonic:

el-ee-shaw’

Meaning:

probably of foreign derivation; Elishah, a son of Javan

KJV Usage:

Elishah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my God has disregarded

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Firm binding; the Lamb of God; God saves:―eldest son of Javan, Gen. 10:4. {Ligatio firma}