“As they [Elijah and Elisha] walked on still conversing, a fiery chariot and fiery horses came between the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.” ―2 Kings 2:11 Elijah was a prophet ...

One of God’s greatest Prophet in the Old Testament is the Prophet Elijah. He lived and prophesied, according to the Books of Kings (III Kings 17:1 – IV Kings 2:18), during the days of Achaab (873-854 ...

The Sabbath before Passover is called “The Great Sabbath” (Shabbat Hagadol) after the last verse of the reading from the prophets (haftara) for that day: “Behold I send you Elijah the Prophet before ...

Elijah fed by the ravens, by Giovanni Lanfranco. (Credit: Wikicommons.) Listen The witness of the prophet Elijah echoes through the ages. The holy man’s life was filled with intense prayer and ...

Readers of the Bible are probably familiar with the god, Baal, who was one of the chief rivals of the Hebrew God. The term “baal” appears over 90 times in the Hebrew Bible. Perhaps the best known ...

I dreamed about the Prophet Elijah a couple weeks ago. We were sitting on a mountainside talking. The conversation we had is lost to me for the most part. It seemed significant that I dreamed of him.

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Every Passover, Jews set an extra cup of wine on the dinner table and open the door for the enigmatic prophet Elijah, hoping he will enter. An evolving symbol of hope and redemption in Judaism over ...