2 Kings 6:13

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He said, Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him. It was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

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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.

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Aram, also called Syria, was Israel’s northeastern rival kingdom; its king sent forces to seize Elisha at Dothan, a town in northern Israel. Samaria was Israel’s capital, while the Jordan marked the eastern boundary region; together these places frame the conflict between Aram and the northern kingdom.

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2 Kings 6:13 mentions Aram, Dothan, Jordan, Samaria and Syria.