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Elishah

Elishah was a son of Javan and great-grandson of Noah.

The name Elishah means “it is God; the lamb of God: God that gives help”

MaleEarly PatriarchPatriarchs eraOld Testament2 books2 verses

Summary

A man of the Greeks living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 10:4; only referred to as Elishah (אֱלִישָׁה); son of Javan; a brother of Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim.

Glossary entries

Elishah

Family members

Father

Javan

Siblings

Dodanim Kittim Tarshish

Alternative names

Mentions

  1. Genesis 10:4
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:7
    And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.