# Elijah

## Facts:

Elijah was one of the most important prophets of Yahweh. Elijah prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Israel and Judah, including King Ahab.

* God did many miracles through Elijah, including raising a dead boy back to life.
* Elijah rebuked King Ahab for worshiping the false god Baal.
* He challenged the prophets of Baal to a test that proved that Yahweh is the only true God.
* At the end of Elijah’s life, God miraculously took him up to heaven while he was still alive.
* Hundreds of years later, Elijah, along with Moses, appeared with Jesus on a mountain, and they talked together about Jesus’ coming suffering and death in Jerusalem.

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(See also: [miracle](../kt/miracle.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [Yahweh](../kt/yahweh.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 17:1](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/17/01)
* [2 Kings 01:3-4](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/01/03)
* [James 05:16-18](rc://en/tn/help/jas/05/16)
* [John 01:19-21](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/01/19)
* [John 01:24-25](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/01/24)
* [Mark 09:05](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/09/05)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[19:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/02)__ __Elijah__ was a prophet when Ahab was king over the kingdom of Israel.
* __[19:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/02)__ __Elijah__ said to Ahab, “There will be no rain or dew in the kingdom of Israel until I say so.”
* __[19:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/03)__ God told __Elijah__ to go to a stream in the wilderness to hide from Ahab who wanted to kill him. Every morning and every evening, birds would bring him bread and meat.
* __[19:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/04)__ But they took care of __Elijah__, and God provided for them so that their flour jar and their bottle of oil never became empty.
* __[19:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/05)__ After three and a half years, God told __Elijah__ to return to the kingdom of Israel and speak with Ahab because he was going to send rain again.
* __[19:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/07)__ Then __Elijah__ said to the prophets of Baal, “Kill a bull and prepare it as a sacrifice, but do not light the fire.”
* __[19:12](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/12)__ Then __Elijah__ said, “Do not let any of the prophets of Baal escape!”
* __[36:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/36/03)__ Then Moses and the prophet __Elijah__ appeared. These men had lived hundreds of years before this. They talked with Jesus about his death that would soon happen in Jerusalem.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H452, G2243
