ELISHA (last half of the ninth century BCE) was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel. The prophet Elisha (Heb., Elishaʿ) is presented in the Hebrew scriptures not primarily as a spokesperson for God to king and people, as the other...

Known in Arabic as al-Yasa’, Elisha is a prophet who is mentioned by name two times in the (6.86; 38.48), along with a list of other prophets including Ishmael, Jonah, Lot and Dhu al-Kifl. Many exegetes also identify Elisha with the name also...

(9th century BCE) Biblical *prophet. Elisha was the disciple and successor of the prophet *Elijah and he prophesied in the *Northern Kingdom during the reign of Jehoram. He foretold Hazael’s accession to the throne of Syria and, on his...

Elisha (Hebrew: אֱלִישַׁע, Standard Elišaʿ Tiberian ʾĔlîšaʿ ; "My God is salvation", Greek: Ελισσαίος) is a Biblical prophet. In Latin, (and in English to some Catholics) he is known as Eliseus; however, the...

Purdue moved on without a problem. Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton had 16 points to lead the second-seeded Boilermakers past 15th-seeded Oral Roberts 63-42 on Saturday night in the first round of the Dallas Regional in the NCAA women's tournament.Katie Gearlds added 11 points and FahKara Malone had...

A new book claims to have definitive evidence of a long-suspected technological crime — that Alexander Graham Bell stole ideas for the telephone from a rival, Elisha Gray.In "The Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret," journalist Seth Shulman argues that Bell — aided by...

Elisha Turek scored 18 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts into the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years with a 72-55 win against Oakland in the Mid-Continent Conference tournament finals on Tuesday.Oral Roberts (22-10) opened the second half...

Advice for actors looking to get nominated for worst performance: multiple roles help.Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy scored multiple nominations Monday for the Razzies, which sort out the worst that Hollywood dredged up the previous year.Lohan's thriller, "I Know Who Killed Me," in which she...