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The lead[edit]

The lead is supposed to be a summary of the article. It currently includes things which are not in the article, including "Amongst new religious movements, Bahá'í writings refer to him by name". It's also unclear why this sentence is necessary (it doesn't seem to say anything). Maybe that an etymology or similar section could have most of the name-related information, so the lead would only summarize that. Thanks, —Paleo Neonate – 17:41, 19 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:The Miracle at the Grave of Elisha by Jan Nagel (d 1602).jpg to appear as POTD soon[edit]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:The Miracle at the Grave of Elisha by Jan Nagel (d 1602).jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 26, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-09-26. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:21, 10 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Elisha was a Hebrew prophet and a wonder-worker who is venerated in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. According to the Books of Kings, he was anointed the successor of Elijah and served as the "prophet in Israel" for more than six decades. During this time, many miracles were attributed to him.

Shown here is The Miracle at the Grave of Elisha, an oil painting on panel which was completed by the Dutch painter Jan Nagel in 1596. It depicts part of the Biblical account of Elisha, a miracle that occurred after his death. Following 2 Kings 13:21, the painting shows a dead man who was "revived, and stood up on his feet" after touching Elisha's interred bones.Painting: Jan Nagel

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Historicity[edit]

The article omits any discussion on the historicity of Elisha but the general tone suggests that Elisha did indeed live as described. Can somebody elaborate and introduce a proper subsection on this topic? Thank you all.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.103.156.73 (talk) 14:42, 26 September 2017‎

Seconded. —Paleo Neonate – 22:02, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Article needs attention[edit]

Minimal use of scholarly sources IncandescentBliss (talk) 02:28, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Elisha's Spring is a... spring is a spring, not the nearby touristic fountain[edit]

Sinclairian, hi. I have no issue with you, so please, what's your issue with me? Do a search. The spring is a spring, not a touristic fountain connected to the city main and some distance away. Wiki Commons JPG names aren't RS, to be sure.

There were half a dozen Wikipedia pages who were tricked into either using the name of the fountain (it's never been a fountain!), and sometimes pictures of that same fake site as illustration, for instance 2 Kings 2, the Ein es-Sultan spring, prophet Elisha, Tell es-Sultan archaeological site & UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ein es-Sultan camp, in several different languages - and I think I'm missing some. It took me a lot of time to fix them all. The local owner of the shop & restaurant there uses the fountain built by him as a magnet for tourists ("tourist trap"). Excellent for him, but not for an encyclopedia. The real spring is a short distance away and has been enclosed in a building for protection by some European Community development agency, and to get inside you need to pay a fee. The nearby shop & restaurant owner had the smart idea to create the free-access fountain on the side of his parking lot, fed by water from the public water system. Most of Jericho gets its water through pipes connected to that spring, so every tap in Jericho has as good a claim to be "Elisha's Spring" as that parking lot contraption. Cheers, Arminden (talk) 15:13, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cite a source and stop taking every challenge like a personal attack. Sinclairian (talk) 15:18, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"According to who? Something reputable or, just you?"

Your edit summary. I call this nasty. Very nasty. And unprovoked. Not making up anything.

Why should I do more work? Tamar Hayardeni took both pictures, at both sites; there is no base for preferring the other based on what was here already. The previous choice was presumably based on aesthetics, mine on knowing both places. Neither is RS if you insist, so you might as well delete the picture. But you have a shadox-boxing match to fight, or so it seams. I don't. Arminden (talk) 15:45, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]