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Elishama

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Elishama (ēlĭsh`əmə), in the Bible.

1 Chief Ephraimite.

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3 Sons of David. One is called Elishua twice.

4 Grandfather of Ishmael Ishmael [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible.

1 Son of Abraham and Hagar; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring.
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5 Scribe.

6 Priest under Jehoshaphat.



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The length of this genealogy makes Elishama a very important person; only the genealogies of David, the high priests, and the descendants of Saul are longer in Chronicles.
 
 
 
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