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Elishah in the Bible.

The oldest of the four sons of Javan, whose descendants peopled Greece. The King James Version names Elishah in 2 verses, from Genesis 10:4 to 1 Chronicles 1:7.

Elishah’s family.

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Who Elishah was.

The oldest of the four sons of Javan (Gen. 10:4), whose descendants peopled Greece. It has been supposed that Elishah’s descendants peopled the Peloponnesus, which was known by the name of Elis. This may be meant by “the isles of Elishah” (Ezek. 27:7).

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

All 2 verses that name Elishah.

Genesis 1

  • Genesis 10:4And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

1 Chronicles 1

  • 1 Chronicles 1:7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

Questions about Elishah.

Who was Elishah in the Bible?

The oldest of the four sons of Javan, whose descendants peopled Greece. The King James Version names Elishah in 2 verses, from Genesis 10:4 to 1 Chronicles 1:7.

Who was Elishah’s father?

Javan.

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