Elijah in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
אֵלִיָּהוּ
The Tishbite of fire — fed by ravens, answered by fire, carried home in a whirlwind.
Also called
Eliyahu אֵלִיָּהוּ — “my God is YAH” — his very name was his message
Elias Ἡλίας — the Greek form in the New Testament
The moments that made Elijah
1Kgs 17:6Fed by ravens at the brook Cherith
1Kgs 17:14The meal and the oil that did not fail
1Kgs 17:22The widow's son raised
1Kgs 18:38Fire falls on Carmel — “the LORD, he is the God”
1Kgs 19:12The still small voice at Horeb
1Kgs 19:19The mantle cast upon Elisha
2Kgs 2:11The chariot of fire — taken up in a whirlwind
Mal 4:5“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet”
Matt 17:3With Moses on the mount of transfiguration
How often the name appears
Elijah is named 65 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 29 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
1Kgs 17:11Kgs 17:131Kgs 17:151Kgs 17:161Kgs 17:181Kgs 17:221Kgs 17:231Kgs 17:241Kgs 18:11Kgs 18:21Kgs 18:71Kgs 18:81Kgs 18:111Kgs 18:141Kgs 18:151Kgs 18:161Kgs 18:171Kgs 18:211Kgs 18:221Kgs 18:251Kgs 18:271Kgs 18:301Kgs 18:311Kgs 18:361Kgs 18:401Kgs 18:411Kgs 18:421Kgs 18:461Kgs 19:11Kgs 19:21Kgs 19:91Kgs 19:131Kgs 19:191Kgs 19:201Kgs 19:211Kgs 21:171Kgs 21:201Kgs 21:282Kgs 1:32Kgs 1:42Kgs 1:82Kgs 1:102Kgs 1:122Kgs 1:132Kgs 1:152Kgs 1:172Kgs 2:12Kgs 2:22Kgs 2:42Kgs 2:62Kgs 2:82Kgs 2:92Kgs 2:112Kgs 2:132Kgs 2:142Kgs 2:152Kgs 3:112Kgs 9:362Kgs 10:102Kgs 10:171Chr 8:272Chr 21:12Ezra 10:21Ezra 10:26Mal 3:23
Every mention — New Testament
Matt 11:14Matt 16:14Matt 17:3Matt 17:4Matt 17:10Matt 17:11Matt 17:12Matt 27:47Matt 27:49Mark 6:15Mark 8:28Mark 9:4Mark 9:5Mark 9:11Mark 9:12Mark 9:13Mark 15:35Mark 15:36Luke 1:17Luke 4:25Luke 4:26Luke 9:8Luke 9:19Luke 9:30Luke 9:33John 1:21John 1:25Rom 11:2Jas 5:17