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2 Kings 13:20

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Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

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Moab lay east of the Dead Sea, and Moabite raiders regularly crossed into Israel’s territory; their incursion provides the immediate setting for the burial interrupted in this verse. Samaria was the northern kingdom’s capital, while Syria (Aram), northeast of Israel, was the chief foreign oppressor in Elisha’s final days.

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2 Kings 13:20 mentions Moab, Samaria and Syria.

Moab · Adeeb Atwan
Samaria · Ovedc
Syria · Dr. Avishai Teicher

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