Elishah

Bible Person · Male

Who was 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).

Biography from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Family

Parents: Javan
Siblings: Dodanim
Kittim
Tarshish

Where Elishah appears in Scripture

Genesis 10:4
1 Chronicles 1:7

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