name of the great Old Testament prophet, from Hebrew Elijjah, literally "the Lord is God." The Greek form is Elias.

Stories “Bread Enough to Eat” (January 1976 Friend) A retelling of the story of Elijah and the famine.Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 40: Visions in the Kirkland Temple: April 1836”“Elijah an [..]

whose God is Jehovah. (1.) "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. The [..]

(my God is Jehovah) has been well entitled "the grandest and the most romantic character that Israel ever produced." "Elijah the Tishbite,... of the inhabitants of Gilead" is liter [..]

Elijah. God the Lord

One of the most eminent of Old Testament prophets. It was commonly believed by the Jews that he would reappear in some fashion to announce the coming of the Messiah.

(n) 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 ( [..]

or Elias (Hebrew) אליה or אליוה from אלי (eli, “my God”) and the letters יהו (the name of God). An important prophet and symbol in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is Yahweh", derived from the elements אֵל ('el) and יָה (yah), both referring to the Hebrew God. Elijah [..]