Bible Dictionary
Elijah
Elijah was a powerful prophet of the Lord during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah in Israel. He confronted Baal worship, prayed for drought and rain, called Israel back to the Lord at Mount Carmel, and was taken into heaven in a whirlwind.
Biblical Usage
Elijah proclaimed the Lord’s judgment, demonstrated His power over Baal, called Israel back to the Lord, and prayed for drought and rain. He was a model of prayer, a forerunner-like figure associated with John the Baptist, and one who appeared in the New Testament’s prophetic expectation.
Scripture References
1 Kings 17:1
1 Kings 17
Galatians 1:17
Galatians 1:18
James 5:18
1 Kings 19:1-13
1 Kings 19:13-21
2 Kings 8:7-15
2 Kings 9:1-10
1 Kings 21:19-24
1 Kings 22:38
2 Kings 1:1-16
2 Kings 2:1-12
John 1:25
Romans 11:2
Luke 4:25
Luke 9:54
Luke 9:8
Matthew 11:11
Matthew 11:14
Luke 3:2
2 Kings 1:8
Matthew 3:4
Matthew 11:13
Mark 9:11
Mark 15:35
Luke 9:7
John 1:21
2 Chronicles 21:12-15
1 Chronicles 28:19
Jeremiah 36
2 Chronicles 21:12
2 Kings 8:16
2 Kings 2
1 Kings 18:46
1 Kings 19:2
1 Kings 18
1 Kings 19:9-18
2 Kings 9:26
2 Kings 9:36
2 Kings 9:37
1 Kings 21:19-25
1 Kings 22:1
1 Kings 22:51
2 Kings 1:17
2 Kings 1:1
2 Kings 1:2
Malachi 4:5