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Elijah (/ ɪ ˈ l aɪ dʒ ə / il-EYE-jə) [a] was a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel [12] during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew deity Yahweh over that of the Canaanite deity Baal.
The original Hebrew word from which the name Lilith is taken is in the Biblical Hebrew, in the Book of Isaiah, though Lilith herself is not mentioned in any biblical text. [3] In late antiquity in Mandaean and Jewish sources from 500 AD onward, Lilith appears in historiolas ( incantations incorporating a short mythic story) in various concepts ...
This text is not to be confused with the Coptic Apocalypse of Elijah, which is an early Christian Apocalyptic text. [3] Although the relationship between Sefer Elijah and the Coptic version is still being studied, there are very few similarities and a multitude of stylistic and content differences that suggest the two texts do not share an ...
Pages in category "Hebrew Bible chapters about Elijah" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
prophecies of Elijah, Micaiah, and Elisha. c. 837 BC–c. 800 BC [citation needed] King Joash of Judah. prophecy of Jonah [1] during the time of Babylonian captivity, though dating of the book ranges from the 6th to the late 3rd century BC. c. 796 BC–c. 768 BC [citation needed] King Amaziah of Judah. prophecy of Amos, Hosea
Patach Eliyahu (פָּתַח אֵלִיָּהוּ , "Elijah opened"), also called Petihat Eliyahu HaNavi (פתיחת אליהו הנביא , "The Introduction of Elijah the Prophet"), is an Aramaic, Kabbalistic discourse from the introduction to Tikunei Zohar 17a. It is named after its initial words, where it is attributed to Elijah the
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The story of Lailah is mentioned by Louis Ginzberg in Legends of the Jews. [6] Folklorist Howard Schwartz has claimed that unlike most angels, Lailah exhibits "distinctly feminine characteristics". [7] [8] Schwartz suggests that Lailah is the polar opposite of Lilith, who wastes seed, is not maternal, and is bent on destruction, not creation. [7]