Who is Elijah the Prophet ?
Elijah the Prophet, also known as The Prophet Elijah (“Eliyahu Ha-Navi” or “Eliyahu HaNavi” in Hebrew), was a 9th century B.C.E. prophet who lived in the northern Kingdom of Israel, one of two successor kingdoms – the other being the southern Kingdom of Judah – to the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Hebrew Bible, Elijah the Prophet is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 8; 2 Chronicles 21; 1 Kings 17, 18, 19, 21; 2 Kings 1, 2, 3, 9, 10; Ezra 10; and Malachi 3. Elijah the Prophet had many events occur in his life, but here we will focus on The Prophet Elijah and his relevance to the Passover or Pesach festival. The name Elijah means “G-d is L-rd” in Hebrew, and true to his name, Elijah possessed a fervant attitude throughout his life on earth concerning upholding the belief in the One True G-d among his people – the Israelites, as well as the Judahites or Jewish people of the southern Kingdom of Judah. The Israelite king of the northern Kingdom of Israel at that time – King Ahab – was heavily in
