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Elisha

Biblical Prophet who came after Elijah

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Images featuring Elisha

5 images from works
  • The prophet Elisha. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after A. Bloemaert.
  • The prophet Elisha, inspired by the music of a minstrel, tells the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom that their lands will be irrigated without the aid of rain or wind. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.
  • Elisha's skeleton exerts a magical power when a dead soldier who has fallen into his grave is brought back to life. Etching by M. Tyroff, c. 1735.
  • Elisha raises the Shunamite's son. Engraving by H. Moses, 1814, after B. West, ca. 1766.
  • Elisha on his way to Bethel is taunted for his baldness by small boys: he curses them, and two she-bears come out of the woods and kill the boys. Engraving by C. Ryckemans after P. de Jode.

Works from the collections

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    The prophet Elisha. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after A. Bloemaert.

    Abraham Bloemaert | Reference: 4829i
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    Was the prophet a physician? : on the character of healing; miracles in the Bible / R. Kasher.

    Kasher, R. | Date: 1982
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    The prophet Elisha, inspired by the music of a minstrel, tells the kings of Israel, Judah and Edom that their lands will be irrigated without the aid of rain or wind. Engraving after Jan van der Straet.

    Stradanus | Date: [between 1600 and 1699] | Reference: 34104i
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    Elisha on his way to Bethel is taunted for his baldness by small boys: he curses them, and two she-bears come out of the woods and kill the boys. Engraving by C. Ryckemans after P. de Jode.

    Pieter de Jode I | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 27652i
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    The Paracelsian Elias Artista and the alchemical tradition / Walter Pagel.

    Walter Pagel | Date: 1981
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