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Tishbite
Holman Bible Dictionary
(tihssh' bite) Resident of an unidentified village, Tishbe, used as a title of Elijah (1 Kings 17:1; 1Kings 21:17,1 Kings 21:28; 2Kings 1:3,2 Kings 1:8; 2 Kings 9:36 ). Tishbite is possibly a corruption of Jabeshite or a class designation (compare the Hebrew toshab which designates a resident alien, Leviticus 25:6 ). See Elijah .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tishbite'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hbd/​t/tishbite.html. 1991.