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    Baal-shalishah

    בַּ֫עַל שָׁלִשָׁה

    Baal-shalishah was the place where a man brought provisions to Elisha. (2Ki.4.42)

    Where the story of Baal-shalishah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Baal-shalishah, framed to them: Baal-shalishah. 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.Baal-shalishah
    Where the gazetteer locates Baal-shalishah
    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Kings 4:42
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    32.11°N · 35.01°E
    identified with
    Khirbet Sirisye (OpenBible)
    settlement32.11°N · 35.01°E

    Khirbet Sirisye (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Baal-shalishah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Baal-shalishah is mentioned in 2Ki.4.42 as the hometown of a man who brought provisions to the prophet Elisha during a time of famine. The man brought twenty loaves of barley bread and some heads of new grain to Elisha at Gilgal. Elisha instructed the man to give the food to the people to eat, and despite the man's doubts about the sufficiency of the food for a hundred people, there was enough for everyone to eat, with some left over, as per the word of the Lord. The exact location of Baal-shalishah is uncertain, but it was likely situated in the region of Ephraim, as Gilgal was located in that area.

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    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      4:42

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    ElsewhereJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsElsewhereEgyptAncient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and ExodusElsewhereJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's history

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