2 Kings 2:16

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They said to him, See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray you, and seek your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up, and cast him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, You shall not send.

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Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.

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

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

Bethel and Jericho housed prophetic communities that had witnessed Elijah’s final journey, while the Jordan was where he was taken up and where Elisha returned alone. Mount Carmel and Samaria recall Elijah’s earlier

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2 Kings 2:16 mentions Bethel, Jericho, Jordan, Mount Carmel and Samaria.

Photo of Mount Carmel — Mount Carmel · Chadner