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1 Kings 19:19

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So he departed there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over to him, and cast his mantle on him.

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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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Abel-meholah, in the Jordan Valley, was Elisha’s home, where Elijah found him and symbolically called him to prophetic service. Beersheba and Mount Horeb mark Elijah’s preceding flight and renewal, while Damascus in Syria was where he was

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

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

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