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  • 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 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.
  • 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.