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8 unusual facts about Elijah


Carmel, Maine

The first settlers were Abel Ruggles and the Rev. Paul Ruggles, who named the place to honor the prophet Elijah's experience on Mount Carmel.

Devon Sinfonia

Over a number of years the Orchestra and Sinfonia gave many performances in Exeter Cathedral and other venues; these performances including the Mozart Requiem, the Mendelssohn Elijah, the Haydn Nelson Mass, the Vivaldi Gloria, the Fauré Requiem, and the Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 performed for the Exeter Festival in 1985.

Elijah, Missouri

It formerly had a post office with a ZIP code of 65642, but mail is now served from the post office in Caulfield.

Elijah's Church

The church became a stronghold for the Church Association for the Inner Mission in Denmark in the capital.

Moses ben Jacob Cordovero

According to Jewish legend, it was reported that the prophet Elijah revealed himself to him.

Profitis Ilias

Elijah or Elias, a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, considered a saint by Christians

Richard Farnham

Farnham added in an appendix an explicit denial that he claimed to be Christ or Elias, or that he had prophesied a shower of blood, but insisted that he foresaw a long drought, pestilence, and war.

The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord

CSA developed from a Baptist congregation called the Zarephath-Horeb Community Church, founded in 1971 in the small community of Elijah in southern Missouri.


Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston

Their first daughter Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor (1821-1906), born in Hawaii, became a painter and sketch artist and married Reverend Townsend Elijah Taylor.

Avot of Rabbi Natan

Commentaries have been written by Eliezer Lipman of Zamość, Zolkiev, 1723; by Elijah ben Abraham with notes by The Vilna Gaon, Wilna, 1833; by Abraham Witmand, Ahabat Ḥesed, Amsterdam, 1777; and by Joshua Falk, Binyan Yehoshu'a, Dyhernfurth, 1788.

Baal

The Quran (37:125) mentions that Elias (Elijah) a prophet of God was sent to his people to tell them not to worship Baal and worship one true God.

Birkenhead United

They also saw Elijah Neblett get selected for the New Zealand U-17 national team and Bill Tuiloma signed with Olympique de Marseille.

Blue Edwards

During the hearing at the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Court invited Mrs. Edwards to apply to be admitted as a party and to request joint custody of Elijah with her husband.

Charles Kensington Salaman

Salaman adapted "He that Shall Endure to the End" from Mendelssohn's Elijah as a setting for Psalm 93 (Adonai Malakh), sung on most Friday nights in the sabbath eve service of the London Spanish & Portuguese Jewish community.

Cieri Media International Corporation

James DeBello, (Cabin Fever, Swimfan), starred in The Chronicles of Elijah Sincere, while Edward de Zouza (The Golden Compass, The Spy Who Loved Me) was seen in Notes.

Elijah Akpan Okon

"...Julius Caesar ruled the world one day, and was stricken down the next day by ungrateful friends. Let us encourage, inspire and support our leaders instead of pouring out destructive criticisms and tearing down their schemes." – Elijah Akpan Okon: Annual Conference speech, at Ikono Ibom Community Hall, December, 1954.

Elijah B. Torn

Elijah B Torn ( born 1979 in Ithaca, New York) is an electronic musician who lives and performs in New York City.

Elijah Cross

Little is known about Elijah Cross, other than his role as leader of the terrorist group of former mutants called X-Cell, who believe mutants lost their powers as a result of a government conspiracy.

Elijah McCoy

Senator Debbie Stabenow offered an amendment to the Patent Reform Act of 2011 to name the first satellite office of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, which opened in Detroit, Michigan, on July 13, 2012, as the "Elijah J. McCoy United States Patent and Trademark Office".

Elijah Mushemeza

Elijah Dickens Mushemeza (born February 26, 1964 in the Sheema District, Western Uganda) is an academic, author and a practical politician.

Elijah Shaw

Elijah has coordinated security for multi-platinum recording artist Usher Raymond, Supermodel Naomi Campbell R&B singer Chaka Khan and comedian and actor Chris Rock.

Francis Wayland Glen

He was born in Minaville, New York, the son of Elijah McKinney Glen, of Scottish descent, and was educated in Rochester.

Frank Sandford

Considered by former members and many neighbors to be a crank and an autocrat who insisted on unquestioning loyalty, Sandford—who had identified himself with the biblical Elijah and David—was convicted of manslaughter in 1911 and served seven years in a federal penitentiary.

Gaon

Vilna Gaon, born Elijah ben Shlomo Zalman Kremer, but known almost exclusively as the Gaon of Vilnus.

George E. Hinman

George Elijah Hinman (May 7, 1870–March 19, 1961) was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Connecticut.

Hazael

Years after this, the Syrian king Hadadezer was ill and sent his court official Hazael with gifts to Elijah's successor Elisha.

Holy anointing oil

When a non-king was anointed, such as Elijah's anointing of Hazael and Jehu, it was a sign that Hazael was to be king of Syria and that Jehu would king of Israel.

Kenneth Oram

The St Cyprian's Cathedral Choir at this period performed such works as Messiah (Handel), Elijah (Mendelssohn) and Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Kirtland Temple

Following the conclusion of this vision of Christ, the account goes on to tell of Smith and Cowdery then receiving visions of Moses, Elias and Elijah.

Life of Joseph Smith from 1831 to 1834

At and around the dedication, many extraordinary events were reported: appearances by Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Elias, and numerous angels; speaking and singing, often with translations; prophesying; and other spiritual experiences.

Life of Joseph Smith from 1834 to 1837

At and around the dedication, many extraordinary events were reported: appearances by Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Elias, and numerous angels; speaking and singing in tongues, often with translations; prophesying; and other spiritual experiences.

Louisa Bassano

Louisa sang the mezzo recitatives in the first English performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah conducted by the composer.

Mikołaj Sówka z Gulczewa

To secure succession Mikołaj went to Avignon and was appointed a bishop by pope Urban V and consecrated on 13 December 1365 by Cardinal Elijah, Bishop of Ostia.

Minor Details

Minor Details is a 2009 film by John Lyde of MainStay Productions and written by Sally Meyer and Anne M. Edwards starring Kelsey Edwards, Caitlin EJ Meyer, Danielle Chuchran, Lauren Faber, Jennette McCurdy, Emma Duke, Savannah Jayde Gipson, Brady Edwards, Andrew Cottrill, and Elijah Thomas playing students at the boarding school Danforth Academy who try to solve the mystery of why different groups of students are getting sick for no apparent reason.

Mormonism and Islam

Islam rejects this idea, believing that Jesus was a mortal being chosen to be a Prophet of God, no different from Moses, Abraham, Muhammad, or other prophets of God throughout time, except in that he was raised to heaven, like Elijah and Enoch.

No Love Allowed

"No Love Allowed" was written and produced by No ID, with an additional writing from Sean "Elijah Blake" Fento, Rihanna, Alexander Izquierdo and Steve Wyreman.

The singer co-wrote the track together with Sean "Elijah Blake" Fenton, Alexander Izquierdo, Steve Wyreman and Ernest Wilson, who produced it under his production name No ID.

Not for Children

The production starred Elliott Nugent as Ambrose Atwater, Betty Field as Theodora Effington, J. Edward Bromberg as Timothy Forrest, Ann Thomas as Prudence Dearborn, Keene Crockett as Elijah Silverhammer, Alexander Clark as Clarence Orth, and Joan Copeland as Evangeline Orth.

Rizes

The village lies at the roots of the mountain named Saint Elias (Προφήτης Ηλίας) which includes four noteworthy churches.

Sara Fulgoni

She has recorded the Mahler Symphony No. 8, Urlicht in Des Knabenwunderhorn and Elijah for Decca, Oberto for Philips, Suor Angelica and the Cherubini Mass in D Minor for EMI.

Sari Saltik

In various legends he is identified with Christian saints (Saint George, Elijah, Saint Nicholas, Saint Simeon, Saint Naum or Saint Spyridon).

Scroll of Fire

In the scroll describing independence, threre are sculptured symbols of Israel, such as: Olive trees, a child holding a cluster of grapes, a man blowing a shofar near the Western Wall, the menorah as described in the Arch of Titus, an old character representing Elijah, people dancing Hora and flags flying near an angel blowing a trumpet.

Seven Out of Time

Also present are many historical people who disappeared mysteriously, including the poet François Villon, King Arthur, the lost Dauphin, John Orth of Austria, and the Prophet Elijah.

Tell Mar Elias

The site, northwest of Ajlun, has long been identified with Tishbe, mentioned in the Bible as the hometown or region of the Prophet Elijah (Elias or Eliya, in Arabic).

The Vans Brothers

The name 'The Vans Brothers' was coined because both Corey and Elijah both wore shoes made by the popular skate shoe company Vans.

Tolomeo Mwansa

He kept goal for the dominant Wanderers side of the ‘60s and played alongside players like Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu, Penius ‘Kapenta’ Chirwa, Joseph ‘Kanono’ Musonda, Dickson ‘Barb-Wire’ Makwaza, George ‘Wikolo’ Sikazwe, Patrick ‘Whiskey’ Nkole, Ken Simwanza, Bedford ‘Mayo,’ Kaputo, Willie ‘Orlando’ Kunda and Elijah ‘Kapilipili’ Mwale.

Tynnetta Muhammad

In the 1960s, during the life of Elijah Muhammad, Tynnetta wrote regularly in Muhammad Speaks on woman's issues, condemning the immodest dress of the era.

Wallace Fard Muhammad

Elijah Muhammad also challenged the Hearst press, which had publicized the story, and offered US$100,000 to anyone who could prove W. F. Muhammad was an alias of Wallace Dodd Ford.

Zlatopol

Some of the most famous Jewish families of Zlatopol are: Brody, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, rabbis Elijah and Hillel Poisic, (the composer) Pokrass, and Zola.


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