chariot

When Elijah and Elisha arrived in Jericho, a number of the local prophets asked Elisha, "Do you know that today the Lord will take your master away from you?" (2 Kings 2:5) Elisha told them that yes, he knew.
Fifty of t he prophets followed at a distance as the two walked to the Jordan River. Along the riverbank Elijah rolled up his mantle, the kidn of animal-hair cloak worm by many prophets in the Bible, and touched it to the river. The waters parted and allowed the pair to cross, just as it had when Joshua and the Israelites entered the Promised Land.
Elijah then asked if he could do anything for Elisha, and the disciple replied, "Let me inherit a double share of your spirit" (2 Kings 2:9). A "double share" referred to the oldest son's inheritance, which was double that of younger sons. By inheriting a double share of Elijah's spirit, the younger man would take his master's place in the years to come.
While the men were still walking, "a chariout of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven" (2 Kings 2:11). All that remained of Elijah was his mantle, which Elisha retrieved.
When Elisha returned to the Jordan River, he touched the prophet's mantle to the river, and again the waters parted. This confirmed that his request to inherit Elijah's spirit had been granted. From the on he would be Israel's major prophet.