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Elisha and Elijah's Chariot of Fire

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Elijah is perhaps best known for escaping death by ascending into heaven on a chariot of fire, an episode seen by many Christians as a foreshadowing of the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ.

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