Elijah
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Elijah was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible.
Elijah Fed by the Raven by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, c. 1510
Elijah in the wilderness, by Washington Allston
Elijah reviving the Son of the Widow of Zarephath by Louis Hersent
Elijah's offering is consumed by fire from heaven in a stained glass window at St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Baal
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Baal, or Ba'al, was a title and honorific meaning "owner" or "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people, it came to be applied to gods.
Elijah
…to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew deity Yahweh over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and ascending to heaven alive. He is also…
Baal with Thunderbolt stele from Ugarit (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Bronze figurine of Baal, 14th–12th century BC, found at Ras Shamra (ancient Ugarit) near the Phoenician coast (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
Solid cast bronze of a votive figurine representing Baal discovered at Tel Megiddo, dating to the mid-2nd millennium BC (Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, Chicago, Illinois)