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Hebrew Bible · 2 Kings 2:11

Elijah's chariot of fire

Reference2 Kings 2:11
Writtenc. 600–550 BCE
Setc. 850 BCE
There appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Translation: KJV

Read it literally

A pickup. Fifty men searched for three days and never found a body (2:17). Malachi 4:5 says Elijah will come back.

What scholars say

Read as a prophetic legend.

Taken up alive From the sky Looks like technology
People and places hereElijah

Quick answers about 2 Kings 2:11

Where is 2 Kings 2:11 found?

2 Kings 2:11 (Hebrew Bible). Translation quoted: King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with Apocrypha.

When was 2 Kings 2:11 written?

c. 600–550 BCE.

What do scholars say about 2 Kings 2:11?

Read as a prophetic legend.

Sources

  1. King James Version (1611; standard 1769 text), with ApocryphaPrimary text

Scholarly dates are rounded. The wording follows the named public-domain translation.

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