Elisha

Elisha (in the authorised version of the New Testament, Elisæus), a prophet of Israel, the successor of Elijah. He exercised his functions for a period of fifty-five years, during the reigns of Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, and Jehoash (1 Kings, xix. 19; 2 Kings, ii.-ix., xiii. 14-21). Though a double portion of Elijah's spirit was promised to him, he displays little of his master's impetuous and uncompromising temper. The contrasts between the two prophets have been frequently discussed. Elisha is canonised in the Greek Church; his day is the 14th of June.