With devotion and awe, the Ishah HaShunamis hosted the Navi Elisha — and in return for her kindness, merited a twofold miracle
“Look!” he cried. “Here comes the navi Elisha! He has come to our city!”
“I wonder where he’ll be staying,” the man said.
“He will surely stay at the home of the Shunamite woman, the wife of the navi Ido,” the man responded. “Whenever a tzaddik arrives in the city, she begs to serve them in her home.”
“It’s no surprise,” said a third. “The Shunamite is the sister of Avishag, who was the wife of Dovid Hamelech. She owns a vast estate.”
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