Editing Patron saint (section)

== In Druze faith ==
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[[Elijah]] and [[Jethro (biblical figure)|Jethro]] ([[Shuaib]]) are considered patron saints of the [[Druze people]].<ref name="Fukasawa 2017 310">{{cite book|title=Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World: Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th Centuries|first=	Katsumi|last=Fukasawa|year=2017| isbn=9781351722179| page =310|publisher=Taylor & Francis|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Peace is in the Eye of the Beholder|first=Raphael |last=Israeli|year=2009| isbn=9783110852479| page =244|publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG|quote= Nabi Shu'eib, biblical Jethro, is the patron saint of the Druze.}}</ref> In the [[Old Testament]], Jethro was [[Moses]]' father-in-law, a [[Kenite]] shepherd and priest of [[Midian]].<ref name="Harris">[[Stephen L Harris|Harris, Stephen L.]], Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985.</ref> [[Muslim]] scholars and the [[Druze]] identify Jethro with the prophet Shuaib, also said to come from Midian.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mackey|first=Sandra|title=Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict|year=2009|isbn=978-0-3933-3374-9|page=28}}</ref> Shuaib or Jethro of Midian is considered an ancestor of the Druze who revere him as their spiritual founder and chief prophet.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East|year=2013 |isbn=9781135355616|publisher=Routledge|quote= }}</ref>

Druze identify Elijah as "al-[[Khidr]]".<ref name="Swayd 2015 77">{{cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of the Druzes |first=Samy |last= Swayd |year= 2015 |isbn= 9781442246171 |page = 77 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |quote=since Elijah was central to Druzism, one may safely argue that the settlement of Druzes on Mount Carmel had partly to do with Elijahʼs story and devotion. Druzes, like some Christians, believe that Elijah came back as John the Baptist}}</ref> Druze, like some [[Christians]], believe that the Prophet Elijah came back as [[John the Baptist|Saint John the Baptist]],<ref name="Swayd 2015 77" /><ref name="Bennett 2010 77">{{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, Druze believe that El Khidr and Saint John the Baptist are one and the same; along with [[Saint George]].<ref name="Bennett 2010 77"/>

Due to the [[Christianity and Druze|Christian influence on the Druze faith]], two [[Christian saints]] become the Druze's favorite venerated figures: Saint George and Saint Elijah.<ref name="Beaurepaire">{{cite book|title=Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World: Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th Centuries|first=Pierre-Yves|last=Beaurepaire|year=2017|isbn=9781351722179|pages=310–314|publisher=Taylor & Francis}}</ref> Thus, in all the villages inhabited by Druzes and Christians in central [[Mount Lebanon]] a Christian church or Druze maqam is dedicated to either one of them.<ref name="Beaurepaire"/> According to scholar Ray Jabre Mouawad the Druzes appreciated the two saints for their bravery: [[Saint George and the Dragon|Saint George because he confronted the dragon]] and the Prophet Elijah because he competed with the pagan priests of [[Baal]] and won over them.<ref name="Beaurepaire"/> In both cases the explanations provided by Christians is that Druzes were attracted to [[Military saint|warrior saints]] that resemble their own militarized society.<ref name="Beaurepaire"/>