elijah

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A male given name
An Israelite prophet from the Old Testament
or Elias Hebrew Eliyyahu flourished 9th century BC Hebrew prophet. The Bible related that he denounced foreign cults and defeated 450 prophets of Baal in a contest on Mount Carmel. In doing so, he earned the enmity of King Ahab and his consort, Jezebel, who forced him to flee into the wilderness. Later he was taken up into heaven in a whirlwind, leaving behind his successor, Elisha. His insistence that only the God of Israel is entitled to the name of divinity expresses a fully conscious monotheism. He is also recognized as a prophet in Islam. Elijah ben Solomon Lovejoy Elijah Parish Muhammad Elijah Elijah Poole Boudinot Elias Canetti Elias Disney Walter Elias Howe Elias Lönnrot Elias Saint Elias Mountains Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park
{i} Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament (Biblical); male first name
given name, male, from Hebrew
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)

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Elijah Muhammad
(1897-1975) American black nationalist and former leader of the Nation of Islam
Elijah Muhammad
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Elijah P Lovejoy
born Nov. 9, 1802, Albion, Maine, U.S. died Nov. 7, 1837, Alton, Ill. U.S. newspaper editor and abolitionist. He moved to St. Louis in 1827. In 1833 he became editor of the St. Louis Observer, a Presbyterian weekly in which he wrote articles strongly condemning slavery. Under the threat of mob violence (1836), he moved his paper from the slave state of Missouri across the river to Alton, in the free state of Illinois. There mobs repeatedly destroyed his presses, and he was shot and killed while defending his building against an attack. News of his death strengthened abolitionist sentiment
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
born Nov. 9, 1802, Albion, Maine, U.S. died Nov. 7, 1837, Alton, Ill. U.S. newspaper editor and abolitionist. He moved to St. Louis in 1827. In 1833 he became editor of the St. Louis Observer, a Presbyterian weekly in which he wrote articles strongly condemning slavery. Under the threat of mob violence (1836), he moved his paper from the slave state of Missouri across the river to Alton, in the free state of Illinois. There mobs repeatedly destroyed his presses, and he was shot and killed while defending his building against an attack. News of his death strengthened abolitionist sentiment
Elijah ben Solomon
born April 23, 1720, Sielec, Lith., Russian Empire died Oct. 9, 1797, Vilna Lithuanian scholar and Jewish leader. Born into a long line of scholars, he traveled in Poland and Germany before settling in Vilna, the cultural centre of eastern European Jewry. He refused rabbinic office and lived as a recluse while devoting himself to study and prayer, but he nevertheless became famous and revered in the Jewish community. His scholarly interests included biblical exegesis, Talmudic studies, folk medicine, grammar, and philosophy. A vehement opponent of Hasidism, he denounced its claims to miracles, visions, and spiritual ecstasy, calling instead for the intellectual love of God
Elijah ben Solomon
{i} Gaon of Vilna (1720-1797), one of the prominent Jewish spiritual leaders and scholar during the 18th century, one of the opposers to Hasidism
Elijah's cave
sacred cave named after the Prophet Elijah (located in Haifa, Israel)
Elijah's chair
symbolic chair of honor set aside for the godfather at a circumcision ceremony
Elijah's chariot
chariot of fire in which Elijah the prophet ascended to heaven
Elijah's cup
cup symbolically set for the prophet Elijah at the Passover meal
Elijah's mantle
cloak of Elijah, robe of Elijah
chair of Elijah
special chair reserved for the prophet Elijah during a Jewish circumcision ceremony
elijah

    Hyphenation

    E·li·jah

    Turkish pronunciation

    ilaycı

    Pronunciation

    /ēˈlīʤə/ /iːˈlaɪʤə/

    Etymology

    () Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, “Yahweh is God”).
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