Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak on him. ―1 Kings 19:19 Elisha (e-LIE-sha) was a prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel in the 800s BC. His moment of calling was rather mystical ...

Living in the mid- to late Ninth Century B.C., the prophet Elisha succeeded his mentor Elijah to perform many miracles including healing the sick, raising the dead, parting the waters of the ...

THE PROPHET Isaiah by 19th-century illustrator Gustave Dore. (credit: Wikimedia Commons) The need for Elisha to press his ...

Elijah later met up with Elisha, who left his family and began to accompany the prophet. One day, as the two men were walking along, Elijah miraculously split open the Jordan River. When they ...