What is "Ba'al Shelishah"?
Rashi: It is a Medinah (province). Radak - it is mentioned in Shmuel I, 9:4.
Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: It is from the land of the south. 'Ba'al' refers to a plain.
Did he bring all of it for Elisha?
Malbim: Yes 1 . However, Elisha said to give it to his Talmidim, and a miracle occurred.
Did he expect that Elisha will eat 22 loaves before they get moldy? Even Matzah used to spoil quickly (Pesachim 7a)! (In the last 300 years, they started to make it totally dry so it can be mass produced and it will not spoil. - PF)
What is "Lechem Bikurim"?
Rashi: It was Pesach, when the first grain ripens. Radak - it was of barley, which is first to ripen. It was the time of the barley harvest.
Kesuvos 105b: Elisha could not eat Bikurim. (He was not a Kohen. He was from Shevet Gad!) Rather, if one gives a gift to a Chacham, it is as if he brought Bikurim.
What is "b'Tziklono"?
Rashi citing Targum Yonasan: It is in its 'garment' (grain in its shell).
Menachos 66b: This is an acronym for Ba v'YaTZaK Lanu v'Achalnu v'NaVeh Havah (he came and poured for us, and we ate; it was nice).
To whom does "ha'Am" refer?
Rashi: It is the Talmidim that Elisha used to feed.
