Elishah was a man living during the time of the patriarchs, a son of Javan and a descendant of Japheth, first mentioned in Genesis 10:4.
About Elishah
Javan’s son (Gn 10:4; 1 Chr 1:7). The Hebrew term for Greece is Javan; hence, Elishah could be the term for the western Aegean islands or coastlands (cf. Gn 10:5) that supplied dye stuffs to the inhabitants of Tyre (Ez 27:7). The Jewish historian Josephus identified Elishah with the Aeolians; other suggestions are Carthage in North Africa, Hellas, Italy, and Elis. A Mediterranean site seems probable from the context of Ezekiel 27:6–7, perhaps an area of Cyprus that exported copper.
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Key References
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
All Scripture References (2)
Genesis (1)
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
1 Chronicles (1)
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.