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Elishama

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 2 verses

the name means God of hearing Strong's Lexicon

Elishama was the grandfather of Ishmael, who assassinated Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonians.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Num. 1:10; 1 Chr. 7:26).

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Children Nethaniah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 2 Kings 25:25.

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