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Elishah

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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Eldest son of Javan, the son of Japheth. Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7 . His descendants apparently occupied the 'isles of Elishah,' and supplied the Phoenicians with blue and purple. Ezekiel 27:7 . Josephus identifies them with the Æolians. Others connect Elishah with Elis in the Peloponnesus.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Elishah'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​e/elishah.html. 1897.
 
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