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Elkanah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

God-created. (1.) The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson. (2.) Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chr. 6:27, 34). He was "an Ephrathite" (1 Sam. 1:1, ...

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Elipheleh in Easton's Bible Dictionary

God will distinguish him, one of the porters appointed to play "on the Sheminith" on the occasion of the bringing up of the ark to the city of David (1 Chr. 15:18, 21)....

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Elisha in Naves Topical Bible

(Successor to the prophet Elijah) -Elijah instructed to anoint 1Ki 19:16 -Called by Elijah 1Ki 19:19 -Ministers unto Elijah 1Ki 19:21 -Witnesses Elijah's transporting, receives a double portion of his spirit 2Ki 2:1-15; 3:11 -Mocked by the young men of Beth-el 2Ki 2:23,24 -Causes the king to restore the property of the hospitable Shun...

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Elishah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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)....

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Elishama in Hitchcock's Bible Names

God hearing...

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Elishua in Naves Topical Bible

A son of David 2Sa 5:15; 1Ch 14:5 -Called EIASHAMA 1Ch 3:6...

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Elkanah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Korah, son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi (Exodus 6:24); compare 1 Chronicles 6:22-23, where an Elkanah is mentioned, grandson of Korah. "The children of Korah died not" when he was consumed (Numbers 26:11). 2. A descendant of the previous Elkanah, in the line of Ahimoth or Mahath (1 Chronicles 6:26; 1 Chronicles 6:35). 3. A...

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Elipheleh in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Porter, rather gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 15:21)....

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Elishah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Javan's oldest son (Genesis 10:4). Ezekiel 27:7; "purple from the isles of Elishah." As Javan represents the Ionian Greeks; so Elishah the Aeolians, whose favorite resort was to maritime situations, in Greece, Thessaly, and Asia Minor, and Lesbos and Tenedos. Hellas (Greece) and Elis in the Peloponnese are kindred Bathes....

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Elisha in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(God his salvation), son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah; the attendant and disciple of Elijan, and subsequently his successor as prophet of the kingdom of Israel. The earliest mention of his name is in the command to Elijah in the cave at Horeb. 1Ki 19:16,17 (B.C. about 900.) Elijah sets forth to obey the command, and comes upon his successor enga...

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