[Year of first publication] Traditional [Character(s)] Elijah [Work] Jewish folklore [Creator] Traditional [Country of publication] Areas of the Fertile Crescent [Details] Elijah figures in many traditional Jewish folk tales. A standard motif of the tales finds Elijah visiting the protagonists of the story, Jews who are poor and suffering. In disguise, Elijah gives them a gift which helps them.[2] Another group of folktales involves Elijah and circumcision ceremonies.[3] [Media] 
Folk tales