What was the relationship between Elijah and Elisha?
Elijah threw his cloak over Elisha, and Elisha followed him. When Elijah went up to heaven, Elisha picked up his cloak. 1 Kings 19:19-21; 2 Kings 2:13-15
What the Bible says
2 Kings 2:9
And when they were gone over, Elias said to Eliseus: Ask what thou wilt have me to do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Eliseus said: I beseech thee that in me may be thy double spirit.
2 Kings 2:12
And Eliseus saw him, and cried: My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the driver thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own garments, and rent them in two pieces.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Did you know?
The spirit of a saint can pass on to his disciples, the Catechism says, as Elijah’s spirit passed to Elisha. Catechism 2684