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Elijah (/ ɪ ˈ l aɪ dʒ ə / il-EYE-jə) [a] or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel [14] during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew deity Yahweh over that of the Canaanite deity Baal.
Victorinus of Pettau acknowledged the possibility of Moses being the companion of Elijah for the identity of the two witnesses, but he rejects Moses as one of the witnesses and proposes Jeremiah. [6] Therefore, the earliest known espousal of the Moses-Elijah view appears to be in Hilary of Poitiers's Latin commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. [7]
prophecies of Elijah, Micaiah, and Elisha. c. 837 BC–c. 800 BC [citation needed] King Joash of Judah. prophecy of Jonah [1] during the time of Babylonian captivity, though dating of the book ranges from the 6th to the late 3rd century BC. c. 796 BC–c. 768 BC [citation needed] King Amaziah of Judah. prophecy of Amos, Hosea
In order to avoid the wrath of the king, God told Elijah to hide by the Brook Cherith where he was fed bread and meat by ravens sent from God (vv2-6). After a while, due to the drought, the brook dried up so God told Elijah to go to the town of Sarepta and to seek out a widow that would find him water and food (vv.7-9). Elijah learns that the ...
Elijah – Biblical prophet; Elisha – Prophet and wonder-worker in the Hebrew Bible; Micaiah – Biblical prophet, disciple of Elijah; Jonah – Biblical and Quranic prophet; Amos – Hebrew prophet; Hosea – Biblical character; Amoz – Father of Isaiah; Isaiah – Israelite prophet; Micah – Prophet in Judaism
The Descendants of Adam, The Legacy of Cain, The Souls Elijah and Enoch; Catholic Encyclopedia Henoch (1914) Andrei A. Orlov essays on 2 Enoch: Enoch as the Heavenly Priest, Enoch as the Expert in Secrets, Enoch as the Scribe and Enoch as the Mediator; Ed. Philip P. Wiener Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cosmic Voyages (1973)
Reigned over Israel in Samaria for 2 years. Death: He fell through the lattice of his upper room and injured himself. Elijah the prophet told him he would never leave his bed and would die on it. 849–842 BCE: 852–841 BCE: 851–842 BCE: 852–841 BCE: Joram: יורם בֵּן-אחאב מלך ישראל Yehoram ben 'Ach'av, Melekh Yisra'el
Widow's Son Church at Nain which is the site of the miracle.. The raising of the son of the widow of Zarephath, by the Old Testament prophet Elijah (), is seen by Fred Craddock as the model for this miracle, as there are several parallels in the details, [2] especially some verbal parallels. [3]