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2 Kings 2
Elijah is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind as a chariot of fire separates him from Elisha, who asks for a double portion of his spirit. Elisha takes up Elijah's cloak, parts the Jordan and heals the spring of Jericho.
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The baptism site was at the Jordan opposite Jericho, around Wadi al-Kharrar and Qasr al-Yahud.
The 6th-century Madaba mosaic map marks 'Bethabara, the place of Saint John's baptism' here, and Byzantine pilgrims came here. It is also near where Elijah was taken up (2 Kings 2:6–11).