Smith, s. V. Schulthess (Paradies, p. 264), without the slightest probability, argues in favor of a position on the western coast of Africa, on the ground of the resemblance to Elisa as the Phoenician name of Car- thage. See Ethnology.
Elish'ama (Rah. Elishama' , "'Sd'^^X, whom God has heard), the name of several men.
1. (Sept. 'EKicctj^id V. r. in Chron. 'EXianjiiai.) Son of Ammihud, and " prince" or "captain" (both N"'C5, i. e. phylarch) of the tribe of Ephraim at the Exode (Num. i, 10; ii, 18; vii, 48, 53; x, 22). B.C. 1658. From the genealogy in 1 Chron. vii, 26, we find that he was the grandfather of Joshua.
2. (Sept. 'EXiaa^id v. r. 'EXind.') The second of the nine sons of David born at Jerusalem, exclusive of those by Bathsheba (1 Chron. iii, 6) ; caKed in the par-, allel passages (2 Sam. v, 15; 1 Chron. xiv, 5) by ap- parently the more correct name Elishda (q. v.).
3. (Sept. 'EXicrn/^ia ) The seventh of the same se- ries of sons (2 Sam. v, IG ; 1 Chron. iii, 8 ; xiv, 7), be- ing one of the thirteen, or, according to the record of Samuel, the eleven, sons born to David of his wives after his establishment in Jerusalem. B.C. post 1044. The list in Josephus (Ant. vii, 3, 3) has no similar name. See David.
4. (Sept. 'EXicrafid.) One of the two priests sent bj' Jehoshaphat with the Levites to teach the Law through the cities of Judah (2 Chron. xvii, 8). B.C. 912.
5. (Sept. 'EXiffffjiiri.) Son of Jekamiah, a descend- ant of Judah (1 Chron. ii, 41). In the Jewish tradi- tions preserved bj' Jerome (Qu. Hebr. on 1 Chron. ii, 41) he appears to be identified with
G. (Sept. 'E\((Tn//« V. r. in Jer. 'EXaffa and 'EXia- crd.} A member of the roj'al line of Judah ; father of Nethaniah, and grandfather of Ishmael who slew Ged- aliah, provisional governor of Jerusalem after its cap- ture by the Babylonians (2 Kings xxv, 25 ; Jer. xli, 1). B.C. considerably ante 588.
7. (Sept. 'EX((Tr(//o'.) A ro3'al scribe in whose cham- ber the roll of Jeremiah was read to him and other as- sembled magnates, and afterwards deposited for a time (Jer. xxxvi, 12, 20, 21). B.C. 605.
Elish'aphat (Heb. Elishaphat', ::S':;^lp!S!, whom God has judged ; Sept. 'EXi(sa(pdr v. r. 'EXirrn^n'j'), son of Zichri, and one of the "captains of hundreds" whom Jehoiada associated with himself in the league to over- throw the usurpation of Athaliah (2 Chron. xxiii, 1). B.C. 877.
EHsh'eba (Heb. Elishe'ba, "^d^^X, God is her oath, or she swears by God, i. e. worshipper of God, comp. Isa. xix, 8; Sept. 'EXt(Trt/3f7-, Vulg. Elisabeth; as in Luke i,7), the daughter of Amminadab, phylarch of the tribe of Judah, and sister of Nahshon, the cap- tain of the Hebrew host (Num. ii, 3) ; she became the wife of Aaron (q. v.), and hence the mother of the priestly family (Exod. vi, 23). B.C. 1658.
Elishu'a (Heb. id. "Tj"^?X, God is his salvation; Sept. 'EXifToiif v. r. 'EXiaau and 'EXio-fi, Vulg. Elisu(t), one of the sons of David, born at Jerusalem (2 Sam. v, 15 ; 1 Chron. xiv, 5) ; called Elishama (q. v.) in the parallel passage (1 Chron. iii, 6). B.C. post 1044.
Elis'imus ('EX(rt'm/(oc ; YxAg. Liasumus'),a-n Isra- elite of the "sons of Zamoth," who divorced his Gen- tile wife after the exile (1 Esdr. ix, 28) ; evidentl}' the Eliasiiib (q. v.) of the Heb. text (Ezra x, 27).
Eli'vi ('HXio/', i. e. EWm'), one of the foreAvthers of Judith (Jud. viii, 1), and therefore of the tribe of Sim- eon. See JuuiTii.
Eli'ud ('EXioj^^, prob. for Heb. "Tin^lpN, God is his praise, but not found in O. T.), son of Achim, and fa- ther of Eleazar, lieing the fifth in ascent in Christ's paternal genealogy (IMatt. i, 14, 15), B.C. cir. 200. See Genealogy of Christ.
ELIZABETH
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ELIZABETH
Elizabeth, queen of England, ascended the throne on the death of her sister, the bloody Mary, Nov. 17, 1558, and died March 24 (April 3, New Style), 1(J03. She was the daughter and only living child of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. She was born Sept. 7, 1533, and was therefore "full iive-and-twenty years old when she came to the crown." Before she was three years of age her mother was beheaded by her father, who, according to his own declaration, " never spared man in his anger, nor woman in his lust." On the 8th of June of the same year, 153G, the Parliament declared the divorces of Catharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn legal, and bastardized the issue of both maiTiages. The same decision had been previously pronounced by archbishop Cranmer in the Star-Chamber, and con- firmed by the Convocation. Tlie Parliament also em- powered Henry to settle the succession by testament- tary disposition. In January, 15-14, Elizabeth was re- stored to the line of royal inheritance.
During the lifetime of her father her education was carefully encouraged, especially by queen Catharine Parr; and it was continued after his death. She was instructed in Latin and Greek by William Grindal and Roger Asclnun. The latter commends her mas- culine power of application, quick apprehension, and retentive memorj'. " She spoke French and Italian with tluenc}% was elegant in her penmanship, and was skilful in music, though she did not delight in it." She seems also to have had some acquaintance with Gorman. Her position was at all times exceedingly dubious, and rarely free from peril.