(18) After him Jehosaphat his son reigned twenty-five years. In his reign prophesied Elias the Thesbite, and Michaeas the son of Jebla, and Abdias the son of Ananias. And in the time of Michaeas there was also the false prophet Zedekias, the son of Chonaan. These were followed by the reign of Joram the son of Jehosaphat, for eight years; during whose time prophesied Elias; and after Elias, Elisaeus the son of Saphat. In his reign the people in Samaria ate doves' dung and their own children. The period of Jehosaphat extends from the close of the third book of Kings to the fourth. And in the reign of Joram, Elias was translated, and Elisaeus the son of Saphat commenced prophesying, and prophesied for six years, being forty years old.

(3) "For faith and hospitality, Rahab the harlot was saved." "From patience and faith they walked about in goat-skins, and sheep-skins, and folds of camels' hair, proclaiming the kingdom of Christ. We name His prophets Elias, and Eliseus, and Ezekiel, and John."

(6) And Elias was taken up into heaven alive [Kings ii. 12], with his living body, and yet had now no other form or shape than he had when he was on earth.

(24) And in the first year of the fourth week a famine began in the land, besides the first famine, which had been in the days of Abraham.

(42) But when Israel saw that the famine was very sore in the land, and there was no deliverance, he said unto his sons : " Go again, and procure food for us that we die not."

(42) And the famine increased and be- came sore in the land of Canaan, and in all lands save in the land of Egypt, for many of the children of the Egyptians had stored up their seed for food from the time when they saw Joseph gathering seed together 1 ? An interpretation of Gen. xlii. (" All these things are against me "). and putting it in storehouses and preserving it for the years of famine.

(42) And the earth grew barren, but in t lie land of Egypt there was food, for Joseph had gathered the seed of the land in the seven years of plenty and had preserved it.

(29) And to his mother Rebecca also four times a year, between the times of the months, between ploughing and reaping, and between autumn and the rain (season) and between winter and spring, to the tower of; Abraham.