Tuesday, July 3, 2007

The Definition of Abelmeholah

A·bel-me·ho·lah /ˌeɪbəlmɪˈhoʊlə/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ey-buhl-mi-hoh-luh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun a city in ancient Palestine, east of the Jordan River: the home of Elisha. Judges 7:22; I Kings 4:12; 19:16.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source
Abel-meholah

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.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Cite This Source
Abel-meholah

Abel-meholah, mourning of sickness

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

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