He is the subject of the Draša d-Iahia, the central book of the Mandaean religion.
Since the fourth century, a tomb in Sebaste near Aenon was believed to be that of this figure. He is the subject of the Draša d-Iahia, the central book of the Mandaean religion. This man ate locusts and honey and wore camel hair while preaching, and the Gospel of Matthew identifies this figure as the returned Elijah. He is commonly shown hanging around nativity scenes in art with his own mother, Saint Elizabeth. He condemned the king's marriage to a woman who had been wed to the king's half-brother as incestuous under Jewish law, which led to his execution by Herod. For 10 points, name this Christian figure, the immediate precursor to Jesus who introduced a Christian ritual involving water, hence his byname.
Since the fourth century, a tomb in Sebaste near Aenon was believed to be that of this figure.
St. {John the Baptist}