Old Testament
Elishah
A son of Javan and grandson of Noah, representing a maritime nation or people group in the Table of Nations.
Elishah is listed in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as a descendant of Japheth through Javan. The name identifies a people group or region associated with the Mediterranean, often linked by scholars to coastal areas or islands. His inclusion underscores the genealogical expansion of humanity following the flood.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 10:4
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:7
Where Elishah appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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