2 Kings 5:8

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It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why have you torn your clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

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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.

Aram (Syria), with Damascus as its capital, was Israel’s northern neighbor and Naaman’s homeland; Abana and Pharpar were rivers near Damascus that he later preferred to the Jordan.

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2 Kings 5:8 mentions Abana, Aram, Damascus, Jordan, Pharpar, Samaria and Syria.