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Jewish tradition offers a breathtaking vision of how that might actually happen, and it all begins with Elijah. Imagine this: three days before the Messiah's arrival, Elijah the pr...
That, my friends, is the sound of Elijah heralding the arrival of the Messiah. What does that sound do, though? According to the Legends of the Jews, retold by Ginzberg, it's not j...
According to some traditions, the final act of the prophet Elijah, that fiery figure of the Hebrew Bible, will be the ultimate showdown. He will carry out God's command to slay Sam...
That’s exactly what happened to Elisha, the devoted disciple of the fiery prophet Elijah. You see, Elijah had promised Elisha a "double portion" of his spirit. And according to Leg...
It's a story of faith, resourcefulness, and the enduring power of good deeds. We're talking about Elisha, the prophet. Like his mentor Elijah, Elisha was known for his compassion. ...
Jewish tradition is full of stories of people in just such situations, and how they found unexpected help. Let's look at one, a poignant tale of a widow and the prophet Elisha. Thi...
That's the heart of the story of the Shunammite woman. This is a story found in the Bible in 2 Kings 4:8-17, and elaborated on in the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg. It tell...
We find such a lament in the tale of the Shunammite woman. She was a generous soul who offered the prophet Elisha hospitality in her home. Years later, tragedy struck: her child, a...
He wasn't just anyone; he was the servant of the prophet Elisha. A position of immense privilege. But Gehazi, it seems, had a fatal flaw: he was, shall we say, a little too interes...
