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To: Nathan Kahanowicz who wrote (9190)	11/1/1997 10:00:00 AM
From: Nathan Kahanowicz	Respond to of 39621

ELIJAH -1. The Tishbite, a Gileadite and prophet, called ELIAS in the King James Version of the N. T .Persecuted by Ahab .Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens .By divine direction goes to Zarephath, where he is sustained in the household of a widow, whose meal and oil are miraculousiy increased .Returns, and sends a message to Ahab .Meets Ahab and directs him to assemble the prophets of Baal .Derisively challenges the priests of Baal to offer sacrifices .Kills the prophets of Baal .Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of Jezebel .Fasts for forty days .Despondency and complaints of .Consolation given to .Flees to the wilderness of Damascus; directed to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel, and Elisha to be a prophet in his own place .Personal aspect of .Piety of .His translation .Appears to Jesus at his transfiguration .Antitype of John the Baptist -MIRACLES OF .Increases the oil of the widow of Zarephath .Raises the son of the woman of Zarephath from the dead .Causes rain after seven years of drought .Causes fire to consume the sacrifice .Calls fire down upon the soldiers of Ahaziah -PROPHECIES OF .Foretells a drought .The destruction of Ahab and his house .The death of Ahaziah .The plague sent as a judgment upon the people in the time of Jehoram, king of Israel -2. Also called ELIAH .A Benjamite chief -3. A post-exile Jew

To: Nathan Kahanowicz who wrote (9190)	11/1/1997 10:04:00 AM
From: Nathan Kahanowicz	Respond to of 39621

ELISHA -(Successor to the prophet Elijah) -Elijah instructed to anoint -Called by Elijah -Ministers unto Elijah -Witnesses Elijah's transporting, receives a double portion of his spirit -Mocked by the young men of Beth-el -Causes the king to restore the property of the hospitable Shunammite woman -Instructs that Jehu be anointed as king of Israel -Life of, sought by Jehoram -Death of -Bones of, restore a dead man to life -MIRACLES OF .Divides the Jordan .Purifies the waters of Jericho by casting salt into the fountain .Increases the oil of the woman whose sons were to be sold for her debt .Raises the son of the Shunammite woman from the dead .Neutralizes the poison of the stew .Increases the bread to feed one-hundred men .Heals Naaman the leper .Sends Naaman's leprosy upon Gehazi as a judgment .Recovers the ax that had fallen into a stream by causing it to float .Reveals the counsel of the king of Syria .Opens the eyes of his servant to see the hosts of the Lord .Brings blindness upon the army of Syria -PROPHECIES OF .Foretells .The birth of a son to the Shunammite woman .Bounty to the starving people in Samaria .The death of the unbelieving prince .Seven years of famine in the land of Canaan .The death of Ben-hadad, king of Syria .Elevation of Hazael to the throne .The victory of Jehoash over Syria