Elijah set out, and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat, as he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen; he was following the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak on him.

A respectful and devotional Renaissance-era painting of the biblical story where Elijah meets Elisha. The scene is set in a field where Elisha, son of Shaphat, is diligently plowing using twelve yoke of oxen and is following the twelfth one. Elijah is portrayed in the act of approaching Elisha and ceremoniously placing his cloak over him. The depiction is highly reverential to Christianity and does not contain any text or words. Both the figures interact in a landscape that mirrors the agricultural setting of the original story.

A respectful and devotional Renaissance-era painting of the biblical story where Elijah meets Elisha. The scene is set in a field where Elisha, son of Shaphat, is diligently plowing using twelve yoke of oxen and is following the twelfth one. Elijah is portrayed in the act of approaching Elisha and ceremoniously placing his cloak over him. The depiction is highly reverential to Christianity and does not contain any text or words. Both the figures interact in a landscape that mirrors the agricultural setting of the original story.

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Elijah set out, and came upon Elisha, son of Shaphat, as he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen; he was following the twelfth. Elijah went over to him and threw his cloak on him.

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