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Eli
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6 results- PersonEliHigh priest of Israel at Shiloh who mistook Hannah's silent prayer for drunkenness and raised the boy Samuel; his corrupt sons defiled the tabernacle, and his house fell under…
- PersonElijahThe Tishbite who shut heaven for three years and a half, called down fire on Carmel, heard the still small voice at Horeb, and went up by a whirlwind — the prophet whose return…
- PersonElishaElijah's successor with the firstborn's double portion; the prophet of the healed spring, the widow's oil, the Shunammite's son, Naaman's cleansing, and the axe head that swam.
- PersonNabothThe Jezreelite who refused to sell the inheritance of his fathers to Ahab; framed by Jezebel's letters and stoned — the vineyard whose blood set Elijah at the king's door.
- PersonHazaelThe Aramean officer over whose face Elisha wept, foreseeing the cruelty of his coming reign; king of Aram and scourge of Israel.
Places
5 results- PlaceBeershebaThe well of the oath at the south of the land, where Abraham made his covenant with Abimelech and planted a tamarisk, where Isaac dug again, and where Elijah lay under the…
- PlaceZarephathThe Sidonian town where a starving Gentile widow shared her last meal with Elijah and her jar of flour did not run out, the story Jesus cited at Nazareth.
- PlaceMount CarmelThe long ridge above the sea where Elijah rebuilt the altar of the LORD, called down fire before the prophets of Baal, and prayed until a cloud the size of a man’s hand rose…
- PlaceMount Sinai (Horeb)The mountain of God in the wilderness where the bush burned, the Law was given in fire and cloud, and the covenant was cut; Elijah later heard the still small voice here.
- PlaceThe Jordan RiverThe river Israel crossed on dry ground into the land, where Elijah was taken up, Naaman was cleansed, and John baptized Jesus.
Words (Strong's)
- WordH470 אֱלִיקָא · ʼĔlîyqâʼ (Hebrew)Elika, an Israelite. The Hebrew word stands 1 time in the original text.
- WordG1664 Ἐλιούδ · Elioúd (Greek)God of majesty. The Greek word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordH452 אֵלִיָּה · ʼÊlîyâh (Hebrew)Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites. The Hebrew word stands 71 times in the original text.
- WordH5941 עֵלִי · ʻÊlîy (Hebrew)Eli, an Israelite highpriest. The Hebrew word stands 33 times in the original text.
- WordH362 אֵילִם · ʼÊylim (Hebrew)Elim, a place in the Desert. The Hebrew word stands 6 times in the original text.
Concepts
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9 results- ThemeRedemptionRedemption is the Bible's word for rescue that costs something. Two Hebrew verbs carry the weight: *ga'al*, the act of a near kinsman (*go'el*) who buys back land, a person, or…
- ThemeGraceGrace is God's unearned favor. The Hebrew word for it is *chen* — a gift given because the giver is gracious, not because the receiver has earned it — and it is *chen* that the…
- ThemeWorshipScripture's worship vocabulary carries two roots held together: *shachah* (to bow down, prostrate) and *abad* (to serve, to labor for). *Shachah* is first rendered "worship" at…
- ThemeCovenantIn Scripture a covenant is not a vague feeling. It is a formal, oath-bound promise between named parties, with a stated promise and usually a visible sign to mark it. (The…
- ThemeCreationScripture opens with a claim, not an argument: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen 1:1). The Genesis account moves in an ordered six-day sequence…
Topics
23 results- TopicAreliA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBeeliadaA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBeer-elimA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBelialA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicCelibacyA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.