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: This article discusses the role of the ocular testimony within the prophetic succession by using the exemplary text on the conclusion of the prophetic mission of Elias as narrated in the passage about his rapture in heaven on the chariot of fire (2 Kings 2,1-18). After presenting the structure of the passage discussed and short analysis of its single units, this article addresses some me-eting points between the cycle of Elias and Mosaic traditions, i.e. shedding the light on the aspect of the ocular testimony within the prophetic succession by relating the text discussed with the chosen passages from the New Testament. In the context of the lexicographic analysis of a determined semantic field, this study emphasizes the importance of these texts which can, although not using the vocabulary typical of the given semantic area, significantly enrich the com-prehension of this subject.