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1 Kings 19:15

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Yahweh said to him, Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when you come, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria;

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Beersheba marked Elijah’s flight to Judah’s southern edge, and Mount Horeb (Sinai) was the covenant mountain where the Lord recommissioned him. Damascus was Syria’s capital, where Hazael would be anointed, while Abel-meholah,

Places in this passage

1 Kings 19:15 mentions Abel-meholah, Beersheba, Damascus, Mount Horeb and Syria.

Beersheba · gugganij
Damascus · Dosseman
Syria · Dr. Avishai Teicher

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