Elijah Ezekiel "Ithuriel" Cohen

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> Elijah Ezekiel Cohen
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> ### Aliases
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> IthurielSon of Longinus
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> Wielder of the Lance
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> Eli ()
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> ### Relatives
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> Levi Cohen (Father)Abigail Cohen (Mother)
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> Isaiah Cohen (Older Brother)
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> Jeremiah Cohen (Older Brother)
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> Longinus (Ancestor)
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> ### Occupation
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> WatcherTemple Assistant
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> ### Date of birth
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> April 7
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> ### Place of birth
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> Jerusalem, Israel
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> ### Species
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> Watcher
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> ### Gender
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> Male
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> ### Height
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> 6'4
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> Orange
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> Oliver Altman
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> "I was born and raised around the Temple, but even I had times when I doubted God was truly there. As I grew up, I learned that He didn't have to be standing in front of me to be present." ~Elijah about his early life.
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## Biography

### Early Life

Elijah is a Watcher, and lives in Jerusalem with his family. His father, Levi Cohen, is the temple High Priest, and Elijah and his two older brothers Isaiah and Jeremiah help him with his duties. Their mother, Miriam Cohen, died when the boys were all relatively young, and Elijah has little memory of her. Their father refuses to mention her in front of his sons, but Elijah has often seen him crying in front of her picture while praying for her to watch over their sons in Hebrew.

The boys could often be found playing with friends from school in the streets, playing catch, tag, or acting out scenes from the Bible for fun. As they grew older, Elijah and his brothers had to remain with their father, who wanted them to learn about the Temple and Jewish culture. When their mother died, and fearing for their father's mental stability, the boys rarely ever left home unless necessary.

Both Isaiah and Jeremiah have moved out from their father's house, Jeremiah as a lawyer and Isaiah as a doctor in Tel Aviv. Elijah had to remain with his father, who was growing older and weaker, instead of going to make his own living.

### Becoming a Watcher

#### Death and Resurrection

Elijah was killed in a car accident after going home to see his father.

Elijah first heard the story of Longinus from a relative as a young boy. Longinus was the soldier who pierced Jesus's side with his lance, and consequently proclaimed that Jesus was indeed the Son of God. The legend says that Longinus dedicated the rest of his life to fighting demons and defending humanity in the name of God, and his lance was blessed by both Jesus's blood. When Longinus died, his lance was lost, and no one had a clue what happened to it. Some say Lucifer stole it to keep it from being used, others say that the angels took it with them to Heaven, and others say that the lance was buried with Longinus in a secret tomb by his descendants, who then kept the secret and passed it down from one generation to the next. Elijah was fascinated with the tale, and asked his father if he knew if Longinus's descendants were still alive today, but Levi laughed and said that it was all "just a story."

As an 18-year-old man, Elijah came across a unicorn in the forest, drawn inexplicably to him. Fascinated by the mythical stallion, Elijah named it Ajim, which means "fire" in Hebrew. Since then, Elijah hid the stallion in a stable on the outskirts of town, riding Ajim in the countryside and enjoying the scenery.