Dict: smith - ELISHAH

smith:

ELISHAH - E>@ - (God is salvation), the eldest son of Javan. kjv@Genesis:10:4) The residence of his descendants is described in kjv@Ezekiel:27:7) as the isles of Elishah, whence the Phoenicians obtained their purple and blue dyes. Some connect the race of Elishah with the AEolians, others with Elishah, and in a more extended sense Peloponnesus, or even Hellas.