Divided Kingdom
Elijah
Tishbite prophet of Gilead; confronted Ahab and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel; taken up in a whirlwind.
Family & dates
- Lifespan
- 896 BC – 845 BC (51 years)
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Scripture references
Every chapter that names Elijah
25 chapters- 1 Kings· 13· 24· 8· 3
- 2 Kings· 11· 14· 1· 1· 2
- 2 Chronicles· 1
- Malachi· 1
- Matthew· 1· 1· 5· 2
- Mark· 1· 1· 5· 2
- Luke· 1· 2· 4
- John· 2
- Romans· 1
- James· 1
Chapter list adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), based on STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0), and checked against the BSB text.
Notes & controversies
- calls Elijah 'the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead.' His tribal lineage is not given.