Prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Elisha
Shaphat’s son, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen when Elijah threw his mantle over him. He killed the oxen, cooked them with the plows, fed the people, and followed Elijah (1 Kings 19:19–21). When Elijah was taken up, Elisha, who had asked for a double portion of his spirit, took up the fallen mantle and parted the Jordan (2 Kings 2:9–15). His ministry included making bad water good, multiplying a widow’s oil, raising the Shunammite woman’s son, and healing Naaman the Syrian of leprosy (2 Kings 2–8). Even after his death, a man thrown into his tomb came back to life when he touched Elisha’s bones (2 Kings 13:20–21). Jesus recalls that Naaman alone was cleansed in his day (Luke 4:27).
Family
- Father
- Shaphat