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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, 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.
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- Strong's: H452, G2243