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The Lives of the Prophets 5

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Elijah the prophet: he was from Thesbon [from the land of the Arabians], of the tribe of Aaron, dwelling in Gilead; for Thesbis was a dwelling given to the priests.

2And when his mother bore him, Sobac his father saw a vision: that men of shining white were greeting him, and that they wrapped him in swaddling clothes of fire, and gave him a flame of fire to eat.

3And going to Jerusalem, he reported it to the priests.

4And the oracle said to him: "Do not be afraid; for the dwelling of your child shall be light, and his word a decree, and he shall judge Israel with sword and with fire."

5This is Elijah, who a third time brought down fire from heaven, and held back the rain by his own tongue, and raised the dead, and was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind of fire.

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About The Lives of the Prophets

An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Lux Veritas translation (English, Portuguese and Spanish) made from the Greek text of Prophetarum vitae fabulosae (Leipzig: Teubner), Theodor Schermann, 1907 (public domain).

Source: Prophetarum vitae fabulosae (Leipzig: Teubner), Theodor Schermann (1907) · public domain · Lux Veritas translation