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Abel-meholah is believed to have been located in that area. Abel-meholah (Hebrew: אָבֵל מְחוֹלָה, Avel Mehola) was an ancient city frequently mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament of Christianity). It is best known for being the birthplace and residence of the prophet Elisha.
Shaphat (Hebrew: שָׁפָט; Latin and Douay–Rheims: Saphat) of Abel-meholah: a man in the Bible, father of Elisha.. And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
Elisha was the son of Shaphat, a wealthy land-owner of Abel-meholah; he became the attendant and disciple of Elijah. [9] His name first occurs in chapter 19 of the Books of Kings in the command given to Elijah to anoint him as his successor.
It was named after the biblical city of Abel-meholah (Judges 7:22, 1 Kings 4:12, 1 Kings 19:16), which was located in the area. [5] The inhabitants of Mehola cultivate some of the village lands of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Fatur. [6] In 1993, it was the site of Mehola Junction bombing.
Closeup of Aleppo Codex, Joshua 1:1. Tiberian Hebrew is the canonical pronunciation of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) committed to writing by Masoretic scholars living in the Jewish community of Tiberias in ancient Galilee c. 750–950 CE under the Abbasid Caliphate.
This article includes a list of biblical proper names that start with A in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
See also References L Laadah Laadah is one of the sons of Shelah, son of Judah (son of Jacob) in 1 Chronicles 4:21. Laadan See Libni Ladan See Libni Lael Lael (Hebrew לָאֵל "belonging to God") was a member of the house of Gershon according to Numbers 3:24. He was the father of Eliasaph. Neither of these is named in the Gershonite list in 1 Chronicles 23:7–11. Lahmi Lahmi, according to 1 ...
3 paragraphs or over 1 column to 2 pages Aaron*; Abarim; Abba; Abednego; Abel-beth-Maacah; Abel-Meholah; Abiathar; Abila; Abimelech – Abimelech (son of Gideon); Abishag; Abishai; Abner; Abyss; Achaia; Achor; Acts, Apocryphal or Apocryphal Acts; Adam (person); Adonijah – Adonijah (son of David); Adoption* - Adoption and Adoption Imagery; Adullam; Adulteress; Adultery; Africa; Afterlife or ...