As Bethel was the older center of calf-worship (1 Kings 12:32–33; 1 Kings 13:1–32), a prophet of Yahweh was not unlikely to…

Elisha, as prophet, heals the waters of Jericho and curses the scorners of Bethel.

And he went up from there to Bethel
From Jericho, which lay in a plain, to Bethel, situated on an hill, and therefor…

Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for its inhabitants, endeavoring to sweeten b…