and his son Isaac, and also Jacob,
manifest this day that Thou art the true God,
that this people may know assuredly by faith
that Thou art the Lord God who turnest their hearts.'
After this invocation came fire from Heaven
and burned up the ox, and all the wood,
and the twelve stones which stood under the ox.
Then fell down all the people, terrified, in prayer,
and cried with faith to the living God,
'The Lord Himself is God, the Lord Himself is God.'
Then Elijah said to them, ' Seize the prophets
who have served Baal, that none of them escape.'
So they were seized and brought to Elijah,
and he slew them, that none of them remained alive.
Then he went up quickly to a mountain,
and on bended knees besought the Almighty God,
That He would give rains to the inhabitants of the earth;
and bade his servant meanwhile look toward the sea,
if any mist were rising out of the great ocean.
Then the servant returned to him seven times,
and on the seventh return said to the prophet,
that, 'behold there ariseth one little cloud
out of the wide-reaching sea, in the stainless sky.'
Lo! then the wind arose, and the clouds grew dark,
and there came a very great shower from the sky.
Then the king went away, with the rain,
and told his wife the prophet's deeds,
and how he had slain the idolaters.
Then Jezebel sent [men] to meet Elijah,
and swore by her gods with treacherous mind,
that Elijah should die for this in the morning,
and become like one of her false prophets.
Then Elijah fled away from that wicked woman,
