v. 15. Others said, That it is Elias; and others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
v. 16. But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead.
Saint Matthew, Chapter 14.
v. 1. At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus.
v. 2. And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead....
Saint Luke, Chapter 9.
v. 7. Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was perplexed because it was said of some that John was risen from the dead.
v. 8. And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
v. 9. But Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things?
The account here given proves that the people as well as Herod believed in reincarnation, and that it applied, at all events, "to the prophets" and to those like them.