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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
God
saves). Eldest
son
of
Javan
(
Gen. 10:4
4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (Genesis 10:4)
;
Ezek. 27:7
7
Fine 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. 10:4
4
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. (Genesis 10:4)
;
1 Chron. 1:7
7
And 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. 27:7
7
Fine 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
(
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)
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}