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Elishah. The Table of Nations according to the Bible. Elishah or Eliseus ( אֱלִישָׁה ’Ĕlīšā) was the son of Javan according to the Book of Genesis (10:4) in the Masoretic Text. The Greek Septuagint of Genesis 10 lists Elisa not only as the son of Javan, but also a grandson of Japheth.
Elisha. Elisha ( / əˈlaɪʃə /; [1] Hebrew: אֱלִישָׁע, Modern: ʼElīšaʻ, Tiberian: ʼĔlīšāʻ, 'My God is salvation' or 'God is my salvation'; Koine Greek: Ἐλισ [σ]αῖος Elis [s]aîos or Ἐλισαιέ Elisaié; Latin: Eliseus) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a wonder-worker. His name is commonly ...
- c. 910 BCE
- c. 800 BCE, Samaria
ELISHAH ī lī’ shə ( אֱלִישָׁ֣ה, God saves ). A son of Javan and progenitor of the Japhetic nation which bears his name ( Gen 10:4; 1 Chron 1:7; Ezek 27:7 ). Since Javan is the Heb. word for the Greeks, Elishah is to be associated with them. It is associated with islands or coastlands ( Gen 10:4, 5; Ezek 27:7 ).
ELISHAH. e-li'-sha ('elishah, "God saves"; Elisa, Eleisai): Mentioned in Genesis 10:4 as the eldest son of Javan, and in Ezekiel 27:7 as the source from which the Tyrians obtained their purple dyes.
Elisha, in the Old Testament, Israelite prophet, the pupil of Elijah, and also his successor ( c. 851 bc ). He instigated and directed Jehu’s revolt against the house of Omri, which was marked by a bloodbath at Jezreel in which King Ahab of Israel and his family were slaughtered. The popular traditions about Elisha (2 Kings 2–13) sketch a ...
Encyclopaedia Judaica. ELISHAHELISHAH (Heb. אֱלִישָׁה), one of the sons of Javan, a grandson of Japheth (Gen. 10:4; i Chron. 1:7), and also the name of the island from which the Tyrians obtained blue and purple dyes (Ezek. 27:7).
17 nov 2019 · Elijah – the most famous prophet of the Divided Period – would soon be gone. On a winding journey from the highlands of interior Israel, Elijah and Elisha wound their way down the steep slopes to the Jordan River Valley. They passed through scenes of national significance: Gilgal, Bethel, Jericho, and ultimately the Jordan River.
