Easton's Bible Dictionary Elijah the prophet was thus named (1 Kings 17:1; 21:17, 28, etc.). In 1 Kings 17:1 the word rendered "inhabitants" is in the original the same as that rendered "Tishbite," hence that verse may be read as in the LXX., "Elijah the Tishbite of Tishbi in Gilead." Some interpret this word as meaning "stranger," and read the verse, "Elijah the stranger from among the strangers in Gilead." This designation is probably given to the prophet as denoting that his birthplace was Tishbi, a place in Upper Galilee (mentioned in the apocryphal book of Tobit), from which for some reason he migrated into Gilead. Josephus, the Jewish historian (Ant. 8:13, 2), however, supposes that Tishbi was some place in the land of Gilead. It has been identified by some with el-Ishtib, a some place 22 miles due south of the Sea of Galilee, among the mountains of Gilead. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TISHBITE tish'-bit. See ELIJAH; Expostory Times, XII, 383.

Multi-Version Concordance Tishbite (6 Occurrences) 1 Kings 17:1 Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the foreigners 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." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Kings 21:17 The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 1 Kings 21:28 The word of Yahweh came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 2 Kings 1:3 But the angel of Yahweh said to Elijah the Tishbite, "Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them,'Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 2 Kings 1:8 They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite." (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) 2 Kings 9:36 Therefore they came back, and told him. He said, "This is the word of Yahweh, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying,'The dogs will eat the flesh of Jezebel on the plot of Jezreel, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)