إلياس أو إيليا هو من أنبياء اليهودية الذي ورد ذكره في التناخ في سفر الملوك الثاني حيث ظهر في عهد الملك آخاب، وذكر في العهد الجديد عند تجليه مع المسيح ابن مريم ويعتقد أنه سيأتي قبل المجيء الثاني للمسيح.
يسمى في النص العبري للعهد القديم "إيلياهو" ومعناه الرب هو إلهي، كما يصفه الكتاب المقدس بالتشبي وذلك نسبة إلى تشبة في بلاد جلعاد. اسمه في اليونانية "إلياس" ويعتقد أنه هو نفسه إلياس المذكور في القرآن (كتاب الإسلام) بهذا الشكل "وإن إلياس لمن المرسلين" (الصافات123 والأنعام 185).
Elijah /ɨˈlaɪdʒə/; also Elias /ɨˈlaɪ.əs/; Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ, Eliyahu, meaning "Yahweh is my God"; Arabic:إلياس, Ilyās), was a prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings.
According to the Books of Kings, Elijah defended the worship of Yahweh over that of the Phoenician god Baal, he raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and was taken up in a whirlwind (either accompanied by a chariot and horses of flame or riding in it). In the Book of Malachi, Elijah's return is prophesied "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord," making him a harbinger of the Messiah and the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible. Derivative references to Elijah appear in the Talmud, Mishnah, the New Testament, and the Qur'an.
In Judaism, Elijah's name is invoked at the weekly Havdalah ritual that marks the end of Shabbat, and Elijah is invoked in other Jewish customs, among them the Passover seder and the Brit milah (ritual circumcision). He appears in numerous stories and references in the Haggadah and rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud.
In Christianity, the New Testament describes how both Jesus and John the Baptist are compared with Elijah, and on some occasions, thought by some to be manifestations of Elijah, and Elijah appears with Moses during the Transfiguration of Jesus.
In Islam, the Qur'an describes Elijah as a great and righteous prophet of God, and one who powerfully preached against the worship of Ba'al.
Elijah is also a figure in various folkloric traditions. In Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania, he is known as "Elijah the Thunderer" and in folklore is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder, and dew
אליהו הנביא, דמות מקראית, לפי המתואר בתנ"ך, היה נביא שפעל בזמן מלכותו של מלך ישראל אחאב, וידוע במאבקיו באחאב ובאשתו הצידונית איזבל. לדמותו ניתנה חשיבות רבה במסורת היהודית, והוא נחשב למבשר הגאולה (לפי מלאכי ג',כ"ג). ידוע גם בשם אליהו התשבי.
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