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ELISHAMA
1. Ammihud’s son and leader of the Ephraimites at the beginning of the journey in the wilderness (Nm 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53). His was the ninth tribe in line during the wilderness march (10:22). Elishama was the father of Nun and grandfather of Joshua (1 Chr 7:26).
2. One of David’s 13 sons born in Jerusalem to a legitimate wife (2 Sm 5:16; 1 Chr 3:8; 14:7).
3. Ishmael’s ancestor. Ishmael killed Gedaliah, the governor of Israel appointed by Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kgs 25:25; Jer 41:1).
4. Man of Judah descended through Jerahmeel and Sheshan (1 Chr 2:41).
5. Another of David’s sons (1 Chr 3:6); alternately called Elishua in 2 Samuel 5:15 and 1 Chronicles 14:5. See Elishua.
6. Priest sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the Judeans in the law of God (2 Chr 17:8).
7. Prince and scribe in Jeremiah’s time (Jer 36:12). He heard Baruch read the words of God, and later the scroll of the Lord remained in Elishama’s chamber until the king requested it to be read (vv 20-21).