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| − | Meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the prophet Elisha, not far from Beth-shean (1 Kings 4:12), in the tribe of Issachar, near where the Wady el-Maleh emerges into the valley of the Jordan, "the rich meadow-land which extends about 4 miles south of Beth-shean; moist and luxuriant." Here Elisha was found at his plough by Elijah on his return up the Jordan valley from Horeb (1 Kings 19:16). It is now called `Ain Helweh. | + | [[Meadow (EBD)|Meadow]] of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the [[Prophet (EBD)|prophet]] [[Elisha (EBD)|Elisha]], not far from [[Beth-shean (EBD)|Beth-shean]] (1 Kings 4:12), in the [[Tribe (EBD)|tribe]] of [[Issachar (EBD)|Issachar]], near where the Wady el-Maleh emerges into the valley of the [[Jordan (EBD)|Jordon]], "the rich meadow-land which extends about 4 miles south of Beth-shean; moist and luxuriant." Here Elisha was found at his plough by [[Elijah (EBD)|Elijah]] on his return up the Jordan valley from [[Horeb (EBD)|Horeb]] (1 Kings 19:16). It is now called `Ain Helweh. |
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Revision as of 16:39, 8 August 2008
Meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the prophet Elisha, not far from Beth-shean (1 Kings 4:12), in the tribe of Issachar, near where the Wady el-Maleh emerges into the valley of the Jordon, "the rich meadow-land which extends about 4 miles south of Beth-shean; moist and luxuriant." Here Elisha was found at his plough by Elijah on his return up the Jordan valley from Horeb (1 Kings 19:16). It is now called `Ain Helweh.
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