Have
Archaeologists Found Prophet Elisha's House?
By Chris Mitchell and
Julie Stahl
CBN News Jerusalem
Bureau
Tuesday, July 23,
2013
TEL
REHOV,
Israel -- During 16 years of excavating Tel Rehov in the
Jordan
Valley, archaeologists uncovered a 3,000-year-old,
well-planned city.
They
also
found a unique building that might have been the house of
Elisha the
prophet.
"The
house
was full of objects of unique types… two pottery altars that
were used for
burning incense," archaeologist Ami Mazar told CBN News.
"We
found
there figurines, clay figurines. We found large vessels --
like big
vessels that were probably used for serving food, not for just
the nuclear
family, but maybe for a larger community," he said.
Mazar
also
pointed out the unique structure of the house.
"Normally
the
houses had one entrance leading to a large space with rooms
all
around," he explained. "This house was divided into two wings.
The
two wings were connected to one another through the backroom
and each one of
the wings had an opening to the street."
Outside
the
backroom were incense altars that may have been used to make
an offering to
God before entering the house to hear the prophet's message.
During
the
excavations, archaeologists discovered a special room inside
the house with
a table and a bench. They also discovered a pottery shard with
the name Elisha
on it, dated to the 9th century.
The
discovery
has led some to believe this was the room of the prophet
Elisha.
"We
found
an ink inscription written in red ink on pottery, but it is
broken
unfortunately," Mazar said. "But we reconstructed the name as
Elisha."
The
prophet
Elisha was born about seven miles from Tel Rehov in Avel
Mehola and
went throughout the kingdom of Israel, from Jericho to Samaria
to Shunam.
"You
know
I cannot say for sure this particular Elisha that we found is
the biblical
Elisha," Mazar said. "You know it's very difficult to say, but
it is
very tempting because it is exactly the period when Elisha
acted -- the second
half of the 9th century BC."
Archaeologist
Stephen
Pfann calls the evidence compelling.
"With
only
six other people by the name of Elisha known in that time for
a couple of
centuries on either side, we can somehow believe that either
there was just the
luck that this holy man was also by the name of Elisha, or
this was Elisha the
prophet himself," Pfann told CBN News.
Another
discovery
pointing to the prophet Elisha are two different inscriptions
mentioning the family of Nimshi.
"We
remember
that it was Elijah who was told to anoint Jehu, the son of
Nimshi, to
be the king," Pfann explained. "And he passed that on to
Elisha who
sent out one of his disciples to finally do the anointing."
Another
inscription
with the same name Nimshi was found about five miles away.
"So
I
came to this idea that perhaps the entire valley of Beit
Shean, this
beautiful fertile valley [with] food, springs, water, [and]
good land was
perhaps under rule, perhaps, or property of this family," Ami
said.
This
family
may also have had an unusual business: bee-keeping.
"Perhaps
they
were the owners of the apiary because one of [the] Nimshi
inscriptions was
found inside the apiary just between the hives," Pfann said.
Several
years
ago, archaeologists uncovered a strange installation.
"We
saw
that we have here a row of cylindrical, of clay cylinders.
Each one of them
is about 2-1/2 feet long and about 1 foot in diameter," Pfann
continued.
"We realized these must be bee hives."
This
type
of bee came from Turkey not Israel, indicating ancient trade
relations
between regions. They are the most ancient species of bees
ever found in the
world.
Many
archaeologists
shy away from drawing conclusions about the Bible, but some
see
it as a way of putting the pieces together.
"Archaeology
is
like a huge puzzle, you know, we add information from one
excavation, a
second excavation, a third excavation -- Meggido, Tel Rehov,
Beit Shean…and
together we bring it into a large picture, the large puzzle
trying to decipher
the material culture of the Israelites," Mazar explained.
For
Cary
Summers, who heads Nazareth Village, it's even more special.
"Well,
it's
like any other archeological site, in essence…every scoop of
dirt it
proves the Bible, one scoop at a time. And this site is
absolutely magnificent
dealing with the prophet Elisha," Summers told CBN News.
In
this
day and age, he said, it's even more important.
"There
is
always the skeptic who says, 'Show me the proof' and 'When you
have the
proof.' Basically, [we have] the tile that [was] found here
with the name [and]
also just the excavation itself," Summers continued.
"It's
one
more proof for what we call the doubting world," he said.
"For
God
to allow this to be unearthed at this time, I think it is
again another
indication that we are to aggressively go forward with this
kind of data, this
kind of research, this kind of archaeological dig," Summers
said.
The
future
of the site is uncertain because its mud bricks are
deteriorating.
Researchers hope, however, it can be preserved to help future
generations
understand the Bible.
1st
Mention of ELISHA:
JEHU,
NIMSHI,
ELISHA, SHAPHAT, ABEL – MEHOLAH- Prophet
|
And JehuH3058 the sonH1121 of NimshiH5250 shalt thou anointH4886 [to be] kingH4428 over Israel:H3478 and ElishaH477 the sonH1121 of ShaphatH8202 of Abel–meholahH65 shalt thou anointH4886 [to be] prophetH5030 in thy room. |
4246
MECHOLAH = DANCE
From
Ester
2:7 Verse 4246;
|
Where the peopleH5971
of IsraelH3478 were slainH5062 beforeH6440 the servantsH5650 of David,H1732 and there was there a greatH1419 slaughterH4046 that dayH3117 of twentyH6242
thousandH505 [men]. |
Indyk Numeric Spelling: 91442511
2940
x {Bible Verses}
+ 2631
20,000
+….
22940
= Verse Zechariah
5:3
22631
= Verse Micah 4:10
ELISHA
SHAPHAT - 8202
8202 Gematria:
|
SoG3779 likewiseG2532 ye,G5210 whenG3752 ye shall seeG1492 allG3956 these things,G5023 knowG1097 G1097thatG3754 it isG2076 near,G1451 [even] atG1909 the doors.G2374 |
8th Mention of ELISHA:
“Knowest thou
that the LORD will Take
Away thy master from thy “HEAD” Today.”
HEAD
=
ROSH as in ROSH
Ha Shanah!
|
And the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 that [were] at JerichoH3405 cameH5066 to Elisha,H477 and saidH559 unto him, KnowestH3045 thou that the LORDH3068 will take awayH3947 thy masterH113 from thy headH7218 to day?H3117 And he answered,H559
Yea, I knowH3045
[it]; hold ye your peace.H2814 “YEA, I KNOW IT!” ELISHA KNEW
ELIJAH’s DAY of DEPARTURE!!! It’ was hidden in the next phrase! “HOLD YE YOUR
PEACE” Verse #: 9557 | From 1Ki 16:34: 239 | From Est 2:7: 3175 | From Mal 4:6: 13588 | From End: 21545 HebGem: 5059 Rosh Ha Shannah; 9.4- 9.5- 9. 6 2013! FEAST of TRUMPETS הסה hâsâh haw-saw' A primitive
root; to hush: - hold peace ({tongue})
(keep) {silence} be {silent} still. חשׁה châshâh khaw-shaw' A
primitive root; to hush or keep quiet: -
hold {peace}
keep
{silence} be {silent} (be) still. HIDDEN
IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HEBREW WORDS! |
9th Ref. of ELISHA;
|
And
it came to pass, when they were gone over,H5674
that ElijahH452
saidH559
unto Elisha,H477
AskH7592
what I shall doH6213
for thee, before I be taken awayH3947
from thee. And ElishaH477
said,H559
I pray thee, let a doubleH8147
portionH6310
of thy spiritH7307
be
upon me. |
|||
|
|
And
ElishaH477
sawH7200
[it], and he cried,H6817
My father,H1
my father,H1
the chariotH7393
of Israel,H3478
and the horsemenH6571
thereof. And he sawH7200
him no more: and he took holdH2388
of his own clothes,H899
and rentH7167
them in twoH8147
pieces.H7168 |
||
Verse #: 9564
| From 1Ki
16:34:
246
| From Est 2:7:
3168 | From
Mal
4:6: 13581
| From End: 21538
HebGem:
4095
3168
Gematria of JESUS CHRIST
212 =
Nahum 3:2
(BLUEBERRY WORD Given to me by a MESSENGER)!
212 =
|
|
A wordH1697 fitlyH655 H212 spokenH1696 [is like] applesH8598 of goldH2091 in picturesH4906 of silver.H3701 HebGem:
2115 |
2511 & 2115… 2511
was the Last 4 digits in the word INDYK
;
Y =25;
K = 11= 2511
655-
FITLY……CENTER
VERSE of BIBLE GEMATRIA 655!
|
[It is] betterH2896 to trustH2620 in the LORDH3068 than to put confidenceH982 in man.H120 |
WHO IS THIS MAN ISRAEL WILL PUT THEIR CONFIDENCE
IN????
The Gematria of 2
Kings 2:12 = 4095
John
Tng Findings!
|
B A R A C K H U S S E I N
O B A M A |
|
2 1 90
1 3 20
8 300 100 100 5 9 50
60 2 1 40
1 |
|
Μπαράκ Χουσεΐν Ομπάμα (link) |
|
40 80 1 100
1 20 600 70 400
200 5 10 50 70 40
80 1 40 1 |
|
ברק חוסיין אובמה |
|
5 40 2
6 1
50 10 10 60 6
8 100 200
2
(link) |
|
ברק חוסיין אובאמה |
|
5 40 1
2 6 1
50 10 10 60 6 8
100 200 2
(link) |
|
ברק חוסיין אובמה |
|
5 40 2
6 1
700 10 10 60 6
8 100 200 2 |
|
ברק חוסיין אובאמה |
|
5 40 1
2 6 1
700 10 10 60 6 8
100 200 2 |
__________________________________________
1151
+
1150 + 501 + 500 + 1809 + 793 = 5904
Gematria of 2 KINGS 2:12 = 4095 REVERSED
5904!
BARACK & POPE GEORGE BERGOGLIO will be the “LAND
WORKERS” Working to
DIVIDE ISRAEL and JERUSALEM behind the Scenes in SECRET.
Israel
will Make a
COVENANT with DEATH