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__NOTOC__==''Synopsis== :'' 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 has been translated as means "God is the Lord". ==Contents== {{also}} {{ebd}}

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 has been translated as means "God is the Lord". ===Biblical account=== Elijah, as recorded in 1 Kings, had a dispute in God's name with the wicked king of Israel, Ahab. According to 2 Kings, he is one of two people in history to never die (the other was Enochwho, as described told in Genesis).Elijah left the Earth in a chariot of fire, and passed down his role to his succesor, Elisha.It [[1 Kings]] was popular belief that Elijah would return in the days an evil king of the Messiah. Jesus assured His disciples that Elijah did return, in the form northern [[kingdom of John the Baptist, but none recognized the prophet hor who he truly wasIsrael]].

According to [[2 Kings]], Elijah showed was one of two people in history to never die (the Lord's might in many waysother was [[Enoch]], such as resurrecting dead (1 Kings 17:22described in [[Genesis]]), summoning . Elijah left the Earth in a chariot of fire directly from Heaven (1 Kings 18:37-39), and even super stamina passed down his role to his succesor, [[Elisha]] and speed (1 Kings 18:46)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.