1 Kings 19:19
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
Biblical meaning of the name Elisha
Meaning
“God is salvation”
From the Hebrew Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע): El (God) and yasha (to save) — “God is salvation”, the most accepted reading. Strong’s lexicon prefers to link it to Elishua, “God of supplication”.
In the original:אֱלִישָׁע ʼĔlîyshâʻ · Strong H477אֱלִישׁוּעַ ʼĔlîyshûwaʻ · Strong H474
Who was Elisha in the Bible?
Elisha was ploughing when Elijah cast his mantle upon him. He followed the prophet to the end, asked for a double portion of his spirit and saw him taken up to heaven. His ministry was marked by miracles: the healing of Naaman, the widow’s oil, the Shunammite’s son brought back to life.
Where the name appears
2 Kings 2:9
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
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