Elijahאליהו
In the Bible
The prophet Elijah (אליהו) — first attested in 1 Ki 17:1 (49 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮ אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ חַי־יְהֹוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו אִם־יִֽהְיֶ֛ה הַשָּׁנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּמָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם־לְפִ֥י דְבָרִֽי׃ <span class="mam-spi-samekh">{ס}</span>
Elijah the Tishbite, an inhabitant of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the E<small>TERNAL</small> lives, the God of Israel whom I serve, there will be no dew or rain except at my bidding.”
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Elijah (אליהו) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| א | 1 | 1 |
| ל | 30 | 3 |
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| ו | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 52 | 7 |
Stellar letters
The 5-consonant name needs its 4 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Elijah appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
Elijah was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.
Facts
| Born | c. 900 BC, possibly Tishbe |
| Died | c. 850 BC, near Jericho |
| Venerated in | JudaismChristianityIslamDruze faith |
| Feast | 20 July (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) |
| Patronage | Carmelite Order11th Guards Air Assault BrigadeBosnia and HerzegovinaDruze peopleHaifaMount CarmelMelkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Akka |
| Influenced | Elisha |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical accounts | According to the Bible, by the 9th century BC, the Kingdom of Israel, once united under Solomon, had been divided into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah (which retained the historical capital of Jerusalem along with its Temple). |
| Historicity | Scholars generally agree that a prophet named Elijah existed in the Kingdom of Israel during the reigns of Kings Ahab and Ahaziah, that he was a religious figure of great personal dynamism and conservative zeal and the leader of resistance to the rise of Baal worship in Israel in the ninth century BC. |
| In the Aggadah, Talmud, and extra-canonical books | Jewish legends about Elijah abound in the Aggadah, which is found throughout various collections of rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud. |
| In Judaism | At Jewish circumcision ceremonies, a chair is set aside for the use of the prophet Elijah. |
| In Jewish folklore | The volume of references to Elijah in folklore stands in marked contrast to that in the canon. |
| In Christianity | In the New Testament, Jesus would say for those who believed, John the Baptist was Elijah, who would come before the "great and terrible day" as predicted by Malachi. |
| Pagan associations and mountaintops | Starting in the fifth century, Elias is often connected with Helios, the Sun. |
| In Islam | Elijah (Arabic: إلياس, romanized: Ilyās) is mentioned as a prophet in Quran 6:85. |
| In Druze religion | Druze tradition honors several "mentors" and "prophets", and Elijah is honored as a prophet. |
| In the Baháʼí Faith | In the Baháʼí Faith, the Báb, founder of the Bábí faith, is believed to be the return of Elijah and John the Baptist. |
| Controversies | That ravens fed Elijah by the brook Chorath has been questioned. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Elijah, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| No dew nor rain these years except by my word | 1 Kgs 17:1 |
| Fire falls on the Carmel offering; YHWH, He is God | 1 Kgs 18:38 |
| Before the great and terrible day of YHWH, Elijah is sent | Mal 4:5 |
| Ilyas (Elijah) was surely of the messengers; he bids his people fear God, not Baal | Quran 37:123-126 |