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Elishah in the Bible.

Elishah is an island in the Bible, about 415 km (258 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 1 verse, Ezekiel 27:7.

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About Elishah.

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).

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The verse that names Elishah.

Ezekiel 1

  • Ezekiel 27:7Fine 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.

Questions about Elishah.

Where is Elishah in the Bible?

Elishah is an island about 415 km (258 miles) north-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Elishah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Elishah in 1 verse, in 1 book.

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