Miracles of Elijah and Elisha

Mosaic
Nave, Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome

Elijah stands with his cloak in the upper register. According to 2 Kings 2:8 he used his cloak to strike the River Jordan, which then parted so he and Elisha could pass. In the lower register Elisha blesses a polluted spring near Jericho with the words, "Thus saith the Lord: I have healed these waters, and there shall be no more in them death or barrenness" (2 Kings 2:19-21).

This is part of the extensive series of Old Testament scenes along the two walls of the nave. Follow this link for links to the others.

View this image in full resolution.
Read more about images of Elijah.

• Home Page
• Iconography of Elijah
• This Page

Photographed at the basilica by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.