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1 Kings 19:20

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He left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. He said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

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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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Elijah found Elisha at Abel-meholah in the Jordan Valley, then Elisha left home to follow him. The wider chapter moves from Beersheba and Mount Horeb, where God recommissions Elijah, toward Damascus in Syria, where Hazael is to be anointed, showing God’s rule over Israel and its neighbors.

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1 Kings 19:20 mentions Abel-meholah, Beersheba, Damascus, Mount Horeb and Syria.

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

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