Elijah and Elisha "went down to Bethel" from Gilgal in 2 Kings 2:2, but Bethel is actually "up" from Gilgal. We usually think of "down" as either to the south or down hill, but the ancient Hebrews also used these terms with political and religious connotations. For example, one would go "up to Jerusalem" no matter where he started from or "down from Jerusalem" no matter where he was going, since that's where God chose to place his name in the Promised Land. Since the false temple of the northern kingdom of Israel was at Bethel, the writer of Kings might have been using "down" as an insult. If Jerusalem is up from everywhere, Bethel must be down from everywhere. The counter to this is that v23 says they went "up" to Bethel from Jericho. Maybe Jericho was even lower in the spiritual hierarchy?