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    Elijah

    אֵלִיָּהἩλίας

    Elijah was a prominent prophet in Israel during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah, known for his miracles and confrontations with the prophets of Baal.

    Illustration1 Kings 17Ravens provide Elijah with bread and meat beside the brook during the drought.
    verses
    92
    first named
    1 Kings 17:1
    last named
    James 5:18
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    role
    Prophet

    Description

    Who was Elijah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Elijah was a prominent prophet in Israel during the reigns of King Ahab and his son Ahaziah (1Ki.17-2Ki.2). He is introduced as a Tishbite from Gilead, who proclaimed a drought in Israel as a judgment from God (1Ki.17.1). During the drought, God miraculously provided for Elijah through ravens and a widow in Zarephath (1Ki.17.2-16). Elijah famously confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, demonstrating the power of the true God and exposing the false prophets (1Ki.18). He also confronted King Ahab and Queen Jezebel for their wickedness, particularly in the case of Naboth's vineyard (1Ki.21). Elijah anointed Elisha as his successor and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind, leaving behind his mantle for Elisha (2Ki.2). He is mentioned in the New Testament as a forerunner to John the Baptist (Mat.11.14; Luk.1.17) and as appearing with Moses at Jesus' transfiguration (Mat.17.3-4; Mrk.9.4-5; Luk.9.30-33). Elijah is also referenced as an example of powerful prayer (Jas.5.17-18) and as a prophet whom God had preserved a remnant of faithful Israelites (Rom.11.2-4). The prophet Malachi foretold that Elijah would return before the coming of the Messiah (Mal.4.5-6).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Elijah10 of 25 entities the graph connects to Elijah, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel3 events · 2,578 versesJesus8 events · 1,160 versesLORD5 events · 1,004 versesMoses11 events · 786 versesPeter3 events · 179 versesJohn3 events · 89 versesAhab7 events · 79 versesElisha15 events · 53 versesJezebel3 events · 20 versesAhaziah4 events · 7 versesElijah

    The 10 best-attested of 25 are drawn. All 25 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 32 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Elijah happensAll 10 places the claims about Elijah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Carmel_Mount, Bethel, Jericho, Tishbe, Kishon, Sinai, Zarephath, Beersheba, Jezreel, Sidon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Elijah there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Carmel_MountBethelKishonSinaiZarephathBeershebaSidon
    Divided MonarchyAll 10 places the claims about Elijah reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 92, across 10 books. The name is written 98 times in them.

    1. 1 Kings38 verses

      17:117:1317:1517:1617:1817:2217:2317:2418:118:218:718:818:1118:1418:1518:1618:1718:2118:2218:2518:2718:3018:3118:3618:4018:4118:4218:4619:119:219:919:1319:1919:2019:2121:1721:2021:28

    2. 2 Kings22 verses

      1:31:41:81:101:121:131:151:172:12:22:42:62:82:92:112:132:142:153:119:3610:1010:17

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      21:12

    4. Malachi1 verse

      4:5

    5. Matthew9 verses

      11:1416:1417:317:417:1017:1117:1227:4727:49

    6. Mark9 verses

      6:158:289:49:59:119:129:1315:3515:36

    7. Luke8 verses

      1:174:254:269:89:199:309:339:54

    8. John2 verses

      1:211:25

    9. Romans1 verse

      11:2

    10. James1 verse

      5:17

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Elijah’s command and Widow Provision CommandCommandCommand is a concept gathering 130 labelled instances in the text.via Elijah and Elisha’s journey and Elijah’s journeyJourneyJourney is a concept gathering 74 labelled instances in the text.via Elijah’s command and Ahab’s summoning of Israel and ProphetsAhabWicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebelvia Elijah and Elisha’s journey and Ahab’s summoning of Israel and ProphetsCarmel MountMountain range; site of Elijah's confrontation with prophets of Baalvia Elijah’s anointing of Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha and Elijah and Elisha’s journeyElishaA prophet who succeeded Elijah.via Search For ElijahSearchSearch is a concept gathering 34 labelled instances in the text.via John and Child’s going beforeJohnThe Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesusvia John and Child’s going beforeLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Dog’s devouring of Jezebel and Jezebel FleshDevouringDevouring is a concept gathering 36 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    6 more chapters, from Mark 9 to James 5

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