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Abel-meholah in the Bible.

Abel-meholah is a town in the Bible, about 73 km (45 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 3 verses, from Judges 7:22 to 1 Kings 19:16.

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What happened at Abel-meholah.

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.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Abel-meholah.

Ahilud 1Baana 1Elisha 1Jehu 1Nimshi 1Shaphat 1

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All 3 verses that name Abel-meholah.

Judges 1

  • Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath.

1 Kings 2

  • 1 Kings 4:12Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
  • 1 Kings 19:16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

Questions about Abel-meholah.

Where is Abel-meholah in the Bible?

Abel-meholah is a town about 73 km (45 miles) north-east of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Abel-meholah named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Abel-meholah in 3 verses, in 2 books, from Judges 7:22 to 1 Kings 19:16.

Which people are named with Abel-meholah in the Bible?

The verses that name Abel-meholah also name Ahilud, Baana, Elisha, Jehu, Nimshi and Shaphat.

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