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    Abel-meholah

    אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה

    Abel-meholah, a town in Israel, the birthplace of Elisha.

    Where the story of Abel-meholah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Abel-meholah, framed to them: Abel-meholah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Abel-meholah
    Where the gazetteer locates Abel-meholah
    verses
    3
    first named
    Judges 7:22
    last named
    1 Kings 19:16
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.37°N · 35.56°E
    settlement32.37°N · 35.56°E

    Tell Abu Sus (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 6 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Abel-meholah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Abel-meholah was a town in Israel, located in the Jordan Valley, south of Beth-shean. It is first mentioned in Judges 7:22, where it is described as one of the places to which the Midianites fled after being defeated by Gideon. Later, in 1Ki.4.12, Abel-meholah is listed as part of the district overseen by Baana son of Ahilud, one of Solomon's twelve district governors. The town is most notable as the birthplace of the prophet Elisha, as mentioned in 1Ki.19.16, where God commands Elijah to anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah as his successor.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. Judges1 verse

      7:22

    2. 1 Kings2 verses

      4:1219:16

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    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via ElishaDothanA place where Joseph found his brothers and was sold.via ElishaElijah and Elisha’s journeyElijah and Elisha’s journey is an event attested across 7 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via ElishaElijah’s anointing of Hazael, Jehu, and ElishaElijah’s anointing of Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.via ElishaGoing To JordanGoing To Jordan is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via ElishaIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia ElishaJerichoAn ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israelvia ElishaJoramKing of N. Israel, son of Ahabvia ElishaShaphatFather of Elisha the prophetvia ElishaWife and Shunammites’ going of ElishaWife and Shunammites’ going of Elisha is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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