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Elijah, Elijah's
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, prophet, Yahweh)
Bible References:
Examples from the Bible stories:
- 19:02 Elijah was a prophet when Ahab was king over the kingdom of Israel.
- 19:02 Elijah said to Ahab, "There will be no rain or dew in the kingdom of Israel until I say so."
- 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 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 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 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 Then Elijah said, "Do not let any of the prophets of Baal escape!"
- 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