What exactly was Elisha asking for? Did he want twice as much as Elijah had? Of course not! Who would even think of asking for such a thing? No. Elisha wanted twice as much as the other disciples would receive. He wanted the inheritance of the firstborn. According to Deuteronomy 21:15–17, if a man had two sons, instead of splitting the inheritance fifty-fifty, he had to divide it into three parts, giving two-thirds to the firstborn (the “double portion”) and one-third to the second-born son.
