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Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire by Giuseppe Angeli, 2 Kings 2:11-12, Bible.Gallery

Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire is a oil on canvas painting by Giuseppe Angeli (1709–1798), created in c. 1740. Measuring 264.8 × 174.6 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from 2 Kings 2:11-12.

2 Kings 2:11-12

2 Kings 2:11

As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

2 Kings 2:12

Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

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