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  2. Elijah - Wikipedia

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    Elijah. Elijah (/ ɪˈlaɪdʒə / il-EYE-jə) [a] was a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel [12] during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew deity Yahweh over that of the Canaanite deity Baal.

  3. Entering heaven alive - Wikipedia

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    Entering heaven alive (called by various religions "ascension", "assumption", or "translation") is a belief held in various religions. Since death is the normal end to an individual's life on Earth and the beginning of afterlife, entering heaven without dying first is considered exceptional and usually a sign of a deity 's special recognition ...

  4. Apocalypse of Elijah - Wikipedia

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    Apocalypse of Elijah. The Apocalypse of Elijah is an early Christian work written in the Coptic language commonly held to be a documentation of the oral presentation of multiple original and classical manuscripts. [1] Presented in part as the direct word of the Hebrew God, Yahweh, to the biblical prophet Elijah, from where its name is derived ...

  5. Matthew 11:14 - Wikipedia

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    In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. The New International Version translates the passage as: And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

  6. Two witnesses - Wikipedia

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    The two witnesses, as depicted in the Bamberg Apocalypse, an 11th-century illuminated manuscript. The two witnesses (Ancient Greek: δύο μαρτύρων, romanized: duo martyron) are two literary figures who are mentioned in Revelation 11:1-14. Some Christians interpret this as two people, two groups of people, or two concepts.

  7. Cave of Elijah - Wikipedia

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    Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on Mount Carmel, in Haifa, Israel, associated with Biblical prophet Elijah. According to tradition, Elijah is believed to have prayed at a grotto before challenging the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel ( 1 Kings 18 ), and to have hidden in either the same or in another nearby grotto from the wrath ...

  8. Transfiguration of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Transfiguration of Jesus is an event described in the New Testament, where Jesus is transfigured and becomes radiant in glory upon a mountain. [1][2] The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–13, Luke 9:28–36) recount the occasion, and the Second Epistle of Peter also refers to it. In the gospel accounts, Jesus and three ...

  9. Ezekiel - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him. The Abrahamic religions acknowledge Ezekiel as a prophet. According to the narrative, Ezekiel prophesied the destruction of Judah 's capital city Jerusalem. Then in 587 BCE, the Babylonian empire conquered Jerusalem, destroyed Solomon's Temple, and sent the Jewish upper ...