Baal-shalishah

A town in the territory of Ephraim, probably located in the region of Shalishah.

About Baal-shalishah

The home of a man who brought a sack of fresh grain and 20 barley loaves to Elisha at Gilgal. Elisha's servant fed 100 young prophets with it and had some left over (2 Kings 4:42). Baal-shalishah was probably in a fertile area where early crops were grown.

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Key References

2 Kings 4:42

Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

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2 Kings 4:42

Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.