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[[image:Elias.jpg|thumb|right|The Prophet Elijah (Elias)]][[Image:Prophet Elijah - Chariot of Fire.jpg|thumb|right|Prophet Elias ascending into Heaven in the chariot of fire with horses of fire (2 Kings 2:11).]]The glorious Prophet '''Elijah''' (Hebrew: אליהו), also '''Elias''' ([[New Testament|NT]] Greek Hλίας), is a [[prophet]] of the Hebrew Bible or [[Old Testament]]. His name has been variously translated as "whose God is the Lord," "God the Lord," "the strong Lord," "God of the Lord," "my God is the Lord," "the Lord is my God," and "my God is Jehovah." His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[July 20]].
== Old Testament ==