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elijah

Main Entry:: Eli·jah
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈlī-jə\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Hebrew Ēlīyāh
Date:: 1587

: a Hebrew prophet of the ninth century b.c. who according to the account in I Kings championed the worship of Jehovah as against Baal

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