Tishbe
A settlement of Gilead, east of the Jordan, from which Elijah takes his usual title, 'Elijah the Tishbite'. The site has not been securely identified (1 Kings 17:1).
Where in scripture
Elijah the Tishbite, who was one of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
1 Kings 17:1 — cited in the description of Tishbe
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
Born here
On these journeys
- The journeys of Elijah — Elijah
