Elijah (Hebrew: אליהו, Eliyahu, (Christian Arab Name, مارالياس , Mar Elias); also known as Elias an Saint Elias) was a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BC. He appears in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, Christian Bible, and the Qur'an. According to the Books of Kings, Elijah raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and ascended into heaven on a Chariot. In the New Testament, both Jesus and John the Baptist are on some occasions thought to be Elijah, the latter actually being described by the Archangel Gabriel as coming "in the spirit and power of Elijah" (Luke 1:17); he is also one of two Old Testament figures (along with Moses) who appears and converses with Jesus during his Transfiguration. Based on a prophecy in Malachi, many Jews still await his return as precursor to the coming of the Messiah.