Elijah’s Cave

Cave of Elijah is the name used for two grottoes on , in , , associated with Biblical prophet Elijah. According to tradition, Elijah is believed to have prayed at a grotto before challenging the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel, and to have hidden in either the same or in another nearby grotto from the wrath of Jezebel.
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  • Cave
  • …is also known as “Cave of Elijah”
  • Description: cave in Israel

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Clandestine Immigration and Naval and Stella Maris lighthouse.
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Museum
The Museum is a technical history museum located in , . is situated 200 metres east of Elijah’s Cave.
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Lighthouse
Stella Maris Light, Mount Carmel Light, Har Carmel… is situated 180 metres south of Elijah’s Cave.
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The Bat Galim cable car is tourist cable car running… is situated 220 metres south of Elijah’s Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ein Ha’Yam and Bat Galim.
Suburb
Ein HaYam, formerly Wadi al-Jimal, is a small…
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Suburb
is a neighborhood in , , located…
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Suburb
Kiryat Sprinzak, sometimes spelled Shprintzak…

Elijah’s Cave

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Latitude
32.82995° or 32° 49′ 48″ north
Longitude
34.9693° or 34° 58′ 10″ east
Open location code
8G4PRXH9+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 429882269
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5054952

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Elijah’s Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف إيليا”
  • Arabic: “مغارة إيليا”
  • Arabic: “مغاره سليمان”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف ايليا”
  • Hausa: “Kogon Iliya”
  • Hebrew: “מערת אליהו הנביא”
  • Hebrew: “מערת אליהו”
  • Indonesian: “Gua Elia”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Eliagrotta”
  • Russian: “Пещера Илии Пророка”
  • Russian: “Пещера Илии”
  • Spanish: “Cueva de Elías”
  • Ukrainian: “Печера Іллі”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

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