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Elisha

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Elisha , in the Bible, prophet who functions as a model of the Mosaic prophetic office after Elijah , whose work he continued; he is believed to have lived in the 9th cent. BC Elisha initiated the political programs outlined to Elijah on Mt. Horeb. The stories about Elisha are collected in Second Kings, which relates a collection of miracle stories and associates Elisha with political revolution in Syria; he is said to have initiated the revolution of Jehu. Elisha is also attested in the Qur'an.

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Elisha

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Elisha ♀, ♂ Traditionally a male Biblical name derived from Hebrew el ‘God’ + sha ‘to help or save’. It is borne in the Bible by a prophet, the disciple and successor of Elijah, whose story is told in the Second Book of Kings. It has long been popular among Christian fundamentalists as a boy's name, but is now increasingly frequent as a girl's name, perhaps influenced by Alicia.

Variant: Eleesha ♀.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Elisha." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Elisha

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Elisha (9th cent. BCE). Israelite prophet. Elijah chose Elisha to be his successor. In the aggadah, it was taught that Elijah's promise to bestow a double portion on Elisha (ch. 2. 14) was fulfilled by Elisha's performing sixteen miracles to Elijah's eight.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Elisha." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Elisha

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Elisha (9th century bc), a Hebrew prophet, disciple and successor of Elijah, who invited Jehu to lead the revolt against the house of Ahab, and who healed Naaman of his leprosy.

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Elisha

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Elisha •Asher, clasher, Falasha, flasher, lasher, masher, Natasha, pasha, rasher, Sasha, slasher, smasher, thrasher •haberdasher • gatecrasher • Marsha •rancher •flesher, fresher, pressure, thresher •welsher •adventure, bencher, censure, dementia, front-bencher, trencher, venture, wencher •backbencher • acupressure •acacia, Asia, Croatia, Dalmatia, ex gratia, geisha •Lucretia, magnesia, Rhodesia, Venetia •Fischer, fisher, fissure, justiciar, Laetitia, militia, Patricia, Phoenicia, Tricia •clincher, flincher, lyncher, wincher •Frobisher • furbisher • brandisher •Yiddisher • kingfisher • establisher •embellisher •abolisher, demolisher, polisher •publisher • skirmisher • replenisher •finisher • punisher •burnisher, furnisher •perisher •flourisher, nourisher •Britisher • ravisher • languisher •vanquisher • well-wisher •extinguisher • Elisha

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