Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind?

The prophet taken up to heaven in a whirlwind was Elijah.

The account appears in 2 Kings 2. Elijah travels with his prophetic successor, Elisha, and the two cross the Jordan River after Elijah strikes the water with his rolled-up mantle. A chariot and horses of fire suddenly separate them, and Elijah is carried upward by a whirlwind.

Elisha witnesses the departure and picks up Elijah’s fallen mantle, symbolizing the transfer of prophetic authority. He then returns across the Jordan using the mantle and begins his own ministry. The episode is unusual because Elijah is described as leaving the world without an ordinary death.

Elijah is sometimes confused with Enoch, another biblical figure associated with being taken by God, but Enoch’s story does not mention a whirlwind. Elijah is also distinct from Moses, who dies before Israel enters the Promised Land. Elijah’s dramatic departure helped establish him as a major figure in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition.