biography
pronunciation:
[eliyja]
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| male
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| lived:
| (9th-c BC)
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| biography:
| Hebrew prophet, whose activities are portrayed in four Bible stories (1 Kings 17-19, 21; 2 Kings 1-2). He was prominent in opposing the worship of Baal in Israel under King Ahab and Jezebel, and by virtue of his loyalty to God was depicted as ascending directly into heaven. |
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