2 Kings person
Elishama Ancestor of Ishmael
person
People
also: Elishama Ancestor of Ishmael, Elishama
Elishama is named as Nethaniah’s father and Ishmael’s ancestor in 2 Kings.
Elishama Ancestor of Ishmael is the 2 Kings person identified as the father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Ishmael. He is named in at least one verse, all within 2 Kings. In 2 Kings 25:25, the passage identifies Ishmael as the son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama. The same verse says that Ishmael, described as of royal descent, came with ten men and killed Gedaliah, along with Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
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2 Kings 25:25
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