“Elisha, by casting a stick into the river Jordan, recovered the iron part of the axe with which the sons of the prophets had gone to cut down trees to build the house in which they wished to read and study the law and commandments of God; even as our Christ, by being crucified on the tree, and by purifying us with wat…”
Justin Martyr, 2th c. — Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter LXXXVI
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5But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
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3And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
— 2 Kings 6:5 —
6And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
7Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.