Elijah
Synopsis: Elijah was a prophet in the Old Testament whose message to king Ahab to turn from the god Baal is recorded in 1 Kings. His name means "God is the Lord".
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Elijah (אֱלִיָּהוּ, Elias, Ἠλίας) was a prophet in the Old Testament whose message to king Ahab to turn from the god Baal is recorded in 1 Kings. His name means "God is the Lord".
Biblical account
Elijah had a dispute in God's name with Ahab, who, as told in 1 Kings was an evil king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
According to 2 Kings, Elijah was one of two people in history to never die (the other was Enoch, as described in Genesis). Elijah left the Earth in a chariot of fire, and passed down his role to his succesor, Elisha and it became a popular belief that Elijah would return in the days of the Messiah. Jesus later assured his disciples that Elijah did return, in the form of John the Baptist, but none recognized the prophet for who he truly was.
The Old Testament shows that Elijah revealed God's power by resurrecting a dead boy (1 Kings 17:22), summoning fire directly from the skies (1 Kings 18:37-39), and possessing incredible physical ability (1 Kings 18:46).
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