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Location 1 : 28.539 - 33.975
Prophet ElijahMount Horeb / Mount Sinai (Sinai Peninsula): Elijah walked forty days into the deep desert to a cave on this mountain, where God spoke to his depression in a gentle whisper. |
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Location 2 : 31.244 - 34.795
Prophet ElijahBeersheba (Negev Desert, Israel): Fleeing for his life from the death threats of Queen Jezebel, Elijah travelled south to this frontier town and left his servant behind. |
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Location 3 : 31.835 - 35.549
Prophet ElijahJabal Mar Elias / Hill of Elijah (Bethany Beyond the Jordan): Elijah's earthly life concluded at this hill when he did not experience physical death, but was caught up directly into heaven by awhirlwind and a chariot of fire. |
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Location 4 : 31.838 - 35.545
Prophet ElijahThe Jordan River Crossing (Near Jericho): Elijah made his final journey to the banks of this river, splitting the waters with his cloak to cross over with his successor, Elisha. |
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Location 5 : 31.841 - 35.431
Prophet ElijahWadi Cherith / Brook Cherith (Near the Jordan River Valley): Elijah lived here in complete isolation during a severe drought, where God commanded ravens to bring him bread and meat daily. |
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Location 6 : 32.392 - 35.733
Prophet ElijahTishbe (Gilead / Modern Jordan): Elijah was born and raised in this rugged mountain village east of the Jordan River before beginning his public ministry. |
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Location 7 : 32.744 - 35.045
Prophet ElijahMount Carmel (Haifa, Israel): Elijah challenged 450 prophets of Baal to a high-stakes duel here, calling down fire from heaven to consume his water-soaked altar. |
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Location 8 : 33.447 - 35.293
Prophet ElijahSarepta / Zarephath (Sarafand, Lebanon): Elijah travelled outside Israel to this coastal Phoenician town, where he lived with a poor widow and miraculously resurrected her young son. |