Elijah (prophet)

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Elijah (prophet)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

A miracle-worker and prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, kings of Israel (ninth century bc); known for his opposition to Baal worship and his ascent into heaven. Elijah is an important figure in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Elijah the Prophet

Elijah the Prophet A miracle-worker and prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, kings of Israel (ninth century bc); known for his opposition to Baal worship and his ascent into heaven. Elijah is an important figure in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.

Elijah the Prophet, Critical Issues

Elijah Cycle Overviews the themes and significance of the Elijah Cycle (1 Kgs 17–19; 21; 2 Kgs 1–2)—Elijah’s role, activities, and conflicts with the kings of Israel and the prophets of Baal.

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Elijah (Person)

ELIJAH (PERSON) [Heb ʾēlı̂yâ (אֵלִיָּה)]. Four persons in the Hebrew Bible bear this name. Three of these persons appear in postexilic lists (see #2–4 below). The most famous “Elijah” was the prophet who was active in N Israel around the middle of the 9th century b.c.e. (see #1 below).1. The stories

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Eliah

Eliah. kjv form of the name Elijah in 1 Chronicles 8:27 and Ezra 10:26.See Elijah # 2, 4.

Elias

Elias. kjv rendering of the prophet Elijah’s name in the NT.See Elijah # 1.

Elijah

Elijah. 1. Ninth-century bc prophet of Israel. Elijah’s name means “my God is the Lord”—appropriate for a stalwart opponent of Baal worship. The Scriptures give no information regarding his family background except that he was a Tishbite who probably came from the land of Gilead on the east bank of the

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Elijah

Elijah [Heb. ʾēlîyāhû or ʾēlîyâ (Mal. 4:5 [MT 3:23])—‘my God is Yah(weh)’; Gk. Ēleias]; AV ELIAS (NT).

Gilgal (of Samaria)

2. The Gilgal of Elijah and Elisha has been identified by some scholars with 1; but the description of the journey of these prophets to Transjordan by way of Bethel and Jericho (2 K. 2:1–8) suggests the existence of another Gilgal in the hill country above Bethel. Today a Jiljûlieh does exist, about

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Eliah

ELIAH* kjv form of the name Elijah in 1 Chronicles 8:27 and Ezra 10:26. See Elijah #2, #4.

Elias

ELIAS* kjv rendering of the prophet Elijah’s name in the NT. See Elijah #1.

Elijah

ELIJAH1. Ninth-century bc prophet of Israel. Elijah’s name means “my God is the Lord”—appropriate for a stalwart opponent of Baal worship. The Scriptures give no information regarding his family background except that he was a Tishbite who probably came from the land of Gilead on the east bank of the

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Elijah

Elijah (i-li´juh, Heb., “my God is the Lord”), an Israelite prophet in the time of kings Ahab and Ahaziah, during the first half of the ninth century bce. Elijah is the protagonist of four stories in the book of Kings. The stories (often called “the Elijah cycle”) are thought to have circulated separately

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Eliah

ELIAH. A variant form of Elijah (q.v.).1. One of the “heads of the fathers” of Benjamin (1 Chr 8:27–28)2. A son of Elam, a priest, and one who had taken a foreign wife (Ezr 10:26).

Elijah

Elijah and the widow’s son. Stained glass, early sixteenth century Flemish. MMELIJAH1. Elijah the prophet, whose name means “Yahweh is God,” was active during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah in the northern kingdom (c. 875–850 b.c.). The account of his ministry begins in 1 Kgs 17 and concludes with

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Elijah

ELIJAH. The 9th-century prophet of Israel. His name appears in the Heb. OT as ’ēlîyyâhû and ’ēlîyyâ, in the Gk. OT as Ēleiou, and in the NT as Ēleias. The name means ‘Yah is El’ or ‘Yahweh is God’.Apart from the reference to Elijah in 1 Ki. 17:1 as ‘the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead’, no information

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Elijah

Elijah (Heb. ʾēlɩ̂yāhû)A fiercely Yahwist prophet in the tradition of Moses. The Elijah cycle (1 Kgs. 17–19, 21; 2 Kgs. 1:1–2:18) is a collection of legends which circulated and were preserved within the prophetic community of which Elijah (“Yahweh is my God”) was a part, before being incorporated

Gilgal

Gilgal (Heb. gilgāl)1. A place “opposite” Mts. Gerizim and Ebal. Deut. 11:30 describes it as both “in the land of” the Canaanites dwelling in the Arabah (which could refer to Gilgal near Jericho) and “beside” the oaks of Moreh (which would indicate another Gilgal near Shechem).2. A place E of Jericho

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Elijah

Elijah [ĭ līˊjə] (Heb. ˒elîyāhû, ˒ēlîyâ “my God is Yahweh”; Gk. Ēleias).

Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible

Elijah

ELIJAH אליהו‎, אליה‎, Ἠλ(ε)ίαςI. Elijah = “Yahweh is God” (cf. 1 Kgs 18:36, 37) is the name (surname?) of an Israelite prophet (9th century bce), and occurs 68 times in the OT (62x in 1 Kgs-2Kgs 2), 29 times in the NT and further in 1 Macc 2:58; Sir 48:1, 4, 12. On account of his ascension (2 Kgs 2:11)

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels

Elijah and Elisha

Elijah and elishaElijah and Elisha were two great prophets (see Prophets and Prophecy) of Israel*. The memory of their ministries and miraculous activity led to the expectation that the period of the end would bring a rebirth of their divinely inspired labor. Each of these figures can be examined with

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