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Date "ELISHAH" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: ELISHAH

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BibleElishah 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). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
WikipedicAccording to the Book of Jasher, Elishah is the son of Javan that originated the Almanim. The Almanim might be the Germanic tribes (Alamanni). Other identified them with Cypriots. (references)

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