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Elishama

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 3 verses

the name means God of hearing Strong's Lexicon

Elishama the secretary was an official during King Jehoiakim's reign in Judah.

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.

First named at Jeremiah 36:12.

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