Editing John the Baptist (section)

===Druze view===
Druze tradition honors several "mentors" and "prophets", and John the Baptist is honored as a [[prophet]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Sacred Places, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]| first=Norbert |last= C. Brockman|year= 2011| isbn= 9781598846553| page = 259|publisher=ABC-CLIO|quote= They included Jesus, John the Baptist, Moses, and Mohammed—all teachers of monotheism}}</ref> [[Druze]] venerate John the Baptist and he is considered a central figure in [[Druzism]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of the Druzes| first=Samy|last= Swayd|year= 2015| isbn= 9781442246171| page = 77|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|quote=}}</ref> Druze, like some [[Christians]], believe that [[Elijah]] (al-[[Khidr]]) came back as John the Baptist,<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Cannabis and the Soma Solution| first=Chris|last= Bennett|year= 2010| isbn= 9781936296323| page = 77|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|quote=transmigration of the soul is a Druze tenet, and Druze believe that El Khidr and John the Baptist are one and the same. (Gibbs, 2008) The mythology of Khizr is thought to go back even further than the time of John the Baptist or Elija}}</ref> since they believe in [[reincarnation]] and the transmigration of the soul.<ref>{{cite book|title=Cannabis and the Soma Solution| first=Chris|last=Bennett|year= 2010| isbn= 9781936296323| page = 77|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|quote=transmigration of the soul is a Druze tenet, and Druze believe that El Khidr and John the Baptist are one and the same. (Gibbs, 2008) The mythology of Khizr is thought to go back even further than the time of John the Baptist or Elija}}</ref>