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Elisha accompanied Elijah to Jericho, where according to 2 Kings 2:3–9, "the sons of the prophets" tell Elisha that the L ORD would "will take away thy master from thy head to-day". The story of the departure of Elijah and of Elisha inheriting his powers is told in 2 Kings 6–15. Elijah and Elisha went to the Jordan River. Elijah rolls up ...
Elijah is the only person described in the Bible as returning to Horeb, after Moses and his generation had left Horeb several centuries before. He seeks shelter in a cave. Elijah is told to "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the L ORD, for the L ORD is about to pass by." [43]
After hearing Elijah's concerns about being killed, he instructs him to go to Damascus, where he is to anoint Hazael as king of Aram, Jehu as king of Israel and Elisha as Elijah's own successor. Elijah finds Elisha plowing with oxen. Elisha says goodbye to his parents, kills his oxen and cooks them by burning his plowing equipment.
Elishah or Eliseus ( אֱלִישָׁה ’Ĕlīšā) was the son of Javan according to the Book of Genesis (10:4) in the Masoretic Text. The Greek Septuagint of Genesis 10 lists Elisa not only as the son of Javan, but also a grandson of Japheth. His name is spelled differently in Hebrew to the prophet Elisha, ending in a hei ( ה ...
In the Book of Revelation, the two witnesses ( Ancient Greek: δύο μαρτύρων, romanized : duo martyron) are two prophets who are mentioned in Revelation 11 :1-14. Some Christians interpret this as two people, two groups of people, or two concepts. Some believe they are Enoch and Elijah, as in the Gospel of Nicodemus, since they are the ...
Alyasa. Ilyās ( Arabic: إلياس) was a prophet of God ( Allah) who was sent to guide the Children of Israel. He was given the prophetic mission to prevent people from worshipping idols. [1] Ilyas is the prophetic predecessor to Alyasa. [2] Some Islamic scholars believe, that Ilyas is from the progeny of Harun ( Aaron ).
The third one is the prophet Elisha who would actually anoint the other two to carry out Elijah's mission after Elijah was taken up to heaven (cf. 2 Kings 8:7–15; 9:1–10). Verses 11–12 God Appears to Elijah on Mount Horeb, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And ...
Elijah Muhammad. Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Robert Poole; October 7, 1897 – February 25, 1975) was an American religious leader, black separatist, and self-proclaimed Messenger of Allah who led the Nation of Islam (NOI) from 1933 until his death in 1975. [1] [2] [3] Muhammad was also the teacher and mentor of Malcolm X, Louis Farrakhan ...