Abel-meholah
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Abel-meholah [= pasture of dancing, 1Kgs 4:12 ; 19:16] on the right bank of the Jordan to the north near present-day Scythopolis, presumably the birthplace of Elisha. According to [Judg 7:22 ], Gideon pursued the fleeing enemies to this place. Adriel, the husband of Merab, Saul's daughter, also came from here [1Sam 18:19 ].
Biblical Dictionary by Adolf Novotný
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Abel-meholah
meadow of dancing, or the dancing-meadow, the birth-place and residence of the prophet Elisha, not far from Beth-shean (1Kings 4:12), in the tribe of Issachar, near where the Wady el-Maleh emerges into the valley of the Jordan, "the rich meadow-land which extends about 4 miles south of Beth-shean; moist and luxuriant." Here Elisha was found at his plough by Elijah on his return up the Jordan valley from Horeb (1Kings 19:16). It is now called 'Ain Helweh.
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary