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Elijah The LORD is my God
Elijah is a Hebrew name meaning the lord is my god, said ay-lee-yaw'. The prophet who called down fire on Carmel and heard God afterwards in a still small voice.
Where the name comes from
אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh — Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites. Strong's H452 derives it: or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ; from H410 (אֵל) and H3050 (יָהּ); God of Jehovah.
Elijah in Scripture
The name appears in 63 verses, first at 1 Kings 17:1.
1 Kings 17:1 · KJV
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 17:13 · KJV
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 17:15 · KJV
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.
1 Kings 17:16 · KJV
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 17:18 · KJV
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 17:22 · KJV
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
1 Kings 17:23 · KJV
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 17:24 · KJV
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 18:1 · KJV
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 18:2 · KJV
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
1 Kings 18:7 · KJV
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
1 Kings 18:8 · KJV
And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
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