Abel-meholah

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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. It is traditionally located near the Jordan River, south of Beit-She'an. When Gideon defeated the Midianites, some of them fled "as far as the border of Abel-meholah" (Judges 7:22). The text indicates that Abel-meholah was seen as a region with a defined border, west of the Jordan River and south of Beit-She'an. Abel-meholah is mentioned the Book of Kings under the description of King Solomon's administration. Among Solomon's twelve governors, there is one Baana who is put in charge of several districts including the area "from Beth-She'an to Abel-meholah" (1 Kings 4:12). Later in the Book of Kings, Elijah, who had fled fearing Queen Jezebel's wrath, is ordered by God at Mount Horeb to go back along the Jordan valley and "anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah" to succeed him as prophet (1 Kings 19:16). Adriel the Meholathite, the son-in-law of King Saul, was probably named after Abel-meholah (1 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 21:8). The site of Abel-meholah has not yet been identified with certainty.