Elijah

== In Baháʼí Faith ==
In the [[Baháʼí Faith]], the [[Báb]], founder of the [[Bábí]] Faith, is believed to be the return of Elijah and [[John the Baptist]].<ref name="gpb_58">{{cite book |first=Effendi |last=Shoghi |author-link=Shoghi Effendi |year=1944 |title=God Passes By |publisher=Baháʼí Publishing Trust |location=Wilmette, Illinois, US |isbn=978-0-87743-020-9 |url=http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/GPB/gpb-5.html#pg58 |page=58}}</ref> Both Elijah and John the Baptist are considered to be Lesser [[Prophet]]s, whose stations are below that of a [[Manifestation of God (Baháʼí Faith)|Manifestation of God]] like Jesus Christ, Buddha, the Báb or [[Bahá'u'lláh]]. The Báb is buried on Mount Carmel, where Elijah had his confrontation with the prophets of Baal.<ref>{{cite book |first=John |last=Esslemont |title=Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era |publisher=Baháʼí Publishing Trust |location=Wilmette, Illinois, US |isbn=978-0-87743-160-2 |url=http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/je/BNE/bne-21.html |page=18|year=1980 }}</ref>