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This is my map of the Sinai peninsula showing a possible route the prophet Elijah may have taken to elude Jezebel’s spies. He hurried away from the city of Jezreel in the north, to Beersheba, in the south.
Jul 31, 2016 · Elijah went from near Beersheba to Horeb. 1 Kings 19:3–8. Deuteronomy 1:2 says Kadesh is an 11 days’ journey distance away from Horeb. Beersheba was near Kadesh, both near the south extreme of the promised land.
"The tower in Jezreel" was part of the defenses of the city. It commanded a view of the approach up the valley from Beth-shean-the way followed by the hordes of the East, who, from time immemorial, came westward for the rich pasture of the plain ( 2 Kings 9:17 ).
It is eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea. The precise location of Kadesh-barnea is also debated, but it is clear that it was on the southern border of Israel, placing it near Be’er-Sheva.
Elijah then climbs to the top of Mt Carmel, looks west across the Mediterranean Sea, and sees a small cloud on the horizon. He tells Ahab to return to Jezreel before heavy rain bogs down his chariot. Elijah runs ahead of the chariot to Jezreel. 1 Kings 18:46
Exodus 3:1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God's mountain, to Horeb.
Fled to Beersheba and Mt. Horeb to escape the wrath of Queen Jezebel. 1 Kings 19:1-18
