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  1. Feb 29, 2024 · Though their fall is directly related to their apostasy, the author is hopeful that his people will be restored to the glory of the days when David ruled over all the Israelite people. Elijah, Hebrew prophet who ranks with Moses in saving the religion of Yahweh from being corrupted by the nature worship of Baal.

  2. Sep 30, 2022 · Elijah was a prophet of Israel during the Old Testament period. He first appears in 1 Kings 17:1 and is described as a “Tishbite in Gilead,” a region of Israel referenced earlier in places like Genesis 31:21 –22 and Judges 10:4.

  3. ELIJAH ĭ lī’ jə (Heb. אֵלִיָּ֣ה, אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ, Yah is my God, KJV, twice, ELIAH; Gr., LXX, ̓Ηλίου; ̓Ηλίας, G2460; KJV, NT, ELIAS) was (1) the famous 9th cent. prophet who served in the northern kingdom in the reigns of Ahab and his son, Ahaziah.

  4. His lifetime is chronicled in Kings I and King II—including the miracles he performed, the inspiration he caused, and his dramatic ascent to heaven. According to tradition, Elijah frequently comes down to earth to help Jews in distress or reveal secrets of the Torah to our great scholars.

  5. He seeks out Elisha, who assumes his role as God’s spokesperson to the kings of Israel. On the face of it, Elijah’s story is not unique for a biblical prophet — others also perform miracles, chastise the people, face resistance and retribution and have personal experiences of revelation that bring them closer to God.

  6. Jul 25, 2019 · His name translates literally as "my Lord is Jehovah." Whether or not the legendary character of Elijah is based on a true person, as is true of Jesus and other biblical characters, is uncertain. The clearest biography of him, however, comes from the Old Testament Christian Bible .

  7. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary. Elijah. God the Lord, the strong Lord. Smith's Bible Dictionary. Elijah. ( my God is Jehovah) has been well entitled "the grandest and the most romantic character that Israel ever produced." "Elijah the Tishbite,... of the inhabitants of Gilead" is literally all that is given us to know of his parentage and ...

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