אֵלִיָּה

e.liy.yahElijah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man71 occurrences6 books65 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Elijah: A Benjamite, son of Jeroham
  • Elijah: A prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah
  • Elijah: A descendant of Harim who married a foreign woman
  • Elijah: A descendant of Elam who married a foreign woman

Definition

or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ; from H410 and H3050; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Traditional renderings: Elijah, Eliah.

Glossary entries

Elijah Eliah Elias

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

71 total
  1. 1 Kings 17:1אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ · Now Elijah
    Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  2. 1 Kings 17:13אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ · Elijah
    “Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
  3. 1 Kings 17:15אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ · of Elijah
    So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and there was food every day for Elijah and the woman and her household.
  4. 1 Kings 17:16אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃פ · Elijah
    The jar of flour was not exhausted and the jug of oil did not run dry, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Elijah.
  5. 1 Kings 17:18אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”
  6. 1 Kings 17:22אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ · of Elijah
    And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
  7. 1 Kings 17:23 (2×)אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ · Then Elijah; אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
  8. 1 Kings 17:24אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the LORD from your mouth is truth.”
  9. 1 Kings 18:1אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”
  10. 1 Kings 18:2אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ · So Elijah
    So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
  11. 1 Kings 18:7 (2×)אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ · Elijah; אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ · Elijah
    Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
  12. 1 Kings 18:8אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ · Elijah
    “It is I,” he answered. “Go tell your master, ‘Elijah is here!’”
  13. 1 Kings 18:11אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ · Elijah
    And now you say, ‘Go tell your master that Elijah is here!’
  14. 1 Kings 18:14אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ · that Elijah
    And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
  15. 1 Kings 18:15אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ · Then Elijah
    Then Elijah said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will present myself to Ahab today.”
  16. 1 Kings 18:16אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ · Elijah
    So Obadiah went to inform Ahab, who went to meet Elijah.
  17. 1 Kings 18:17אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ · Elijah
    When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
  18. 1 Kings 18:21אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ · Then Elijah
    Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
  19. 1 Kings 18:22אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ · Then Elijah
    Then Elijah said to the people, “I am the only remaining prophet of the LORD, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets.
  20. 1 Kings 18:25אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ · Then Elijah
    Then Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Since you are so numerous, choose for yourselves one bull and prepare it first. Then call on the name of your god, but do not light the fire.”
  21. 1 Kings 18:27אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · Elijah
    At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”
  22. 1 Kings 18:30אֵלִיָּ֤הוּ · Then Elijah
    Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
  23. 1 Kings 18:31אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · And Elijah
    And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”
  24. 1 Kings 18:36אֵלִיָּ֣הוּ · Elijah
    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.
  25. 1 Kings 18:40 (2×)אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ · Then Elijah; אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ · and Elijah
    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
  26. 1 Kings 18:41אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ · And Elijah
    And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”
  27. 1 Kings 18:42וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ · But Elijah
    So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
  28. 1 Kings 18:46אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
  29. 1 Kings 19:1אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ · Elijah
    Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
  30. 1 Kings 19:2אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ · Elijah
    So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”
  31. 1 Kings 19:9אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ · Elijah
    There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  32. 1 Kings 19:13 (2×)אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · When Elijah; אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ · Elijah
    When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
  33. 1 Kings 19:19אֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙ · Elijah
    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
  34. 1 Kings 19:20אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
  35. 1 Kings 19:21אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ · Elijah
    So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
  36. 1 Kings 21:17אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ · Elijah
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
  37. 1 Kings 21:20אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · When Elijah [arrived]
    When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
  38. 1 Kings 21:28אֵלִיָּ֥הוּ · Elijah
    Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
  39. 2 Kings 1:3אֵלִיָּ֣ה · Elijah
    But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
  40. 2 Kings 1:4אֵלִיָּֽה׃ · So Elijah
    Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So Elijah departed.
  41. 2 Kings 1:8אֵלִיָּ֥ה · Elijah
    “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  42. 2 Kings 1:10אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · Elijah
    Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  43. 2 Kings 1:12אֵלִיָּה֮ · Again Elijah
    Again Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed the captain and his fifty men.
  44. 2 Kings 1:13אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · Elijah
    So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, “Man of God, may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours please be precious in your sight.
  45. 2 Kings 1:15אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ · Elijah
    Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
  46. 2 Kings 1:17אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ · Elijah
    So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.