Elijah was a prophet from Tishbe in Gilead, he went to Ahab in Samaria and declared a drought in the name of God. He lived in a creek where birds brough him food, until he was instructed to go to Zarephath. A widow gave him food but her son died, and Elijah brought him back to life. (similar story to that of Elisha?).
Elijah is sent back to Ahab after three years to say that it will once again rain, but Ahab has been searching for him, many prophets had been chased or killed (this is where Obadiah had saved over a hundred)
Elijah tells Ahab to call all his prophets of Baal to a meeting on Mount Carmel where he challenges them to call their god to light a fire to cook a bull. They failed and he didn't so they were all killed as false prophets. Then the rain returned.
Ahab's wife sent Elijah a death threat so he fleed to Beersheba in Judah, angels provided him with food and water and he went to Mount Sinai to speak with God. There God revealed himself with fire wind and earthquakes, and he is instructed to appoint a new King and a new prophet to replace him(Elisha)
Elijah later foretells the death of Ahab. Elijah and Elisha travel from Gilgal to Bethel, then to Jericho, then to Jordan. Elisha asks Elijah for "double portion of thy spirit", and is told it will be given if he watches him ascend to heaven.
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