Elijah
Also known as: Elias, Elijah the Tishbite
Prophet · The Tishbite
Key Events
- 1Declared drought on Israel — no rain for three years
- 2Fed by ravens at brook Cherith
- 3Sustained the widow of Zarephath — flour and oil never ran out
- 4Raised the widow's son from the dead
- 5Confronted 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel — fire from heaven
- 6Fled from Jezebel — heard God in "a still small voice"
- 7Taken to heaven in a whirlwind with chariots of fire
- 8Appeared at the Transfiguration with Moses (Matthew 17:3)
What Scripture Says (63 verses)
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
1 Kings · Chapter 17
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
1 Kings · Chapter 18
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
1 Kings · Chapter 18
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Church Tradition
Death
Taken to heaven in a whirlwind with a chariot of fire
Source: 2 Kings 2:11
Malachi 4:5 prophesies: "I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD." Jesus identified John the Baptist as fulfilling this role (Matthew 11:14). Elijah appeared with Moses at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:3).