Elias

Elias (/ɪˈlaɪəs/ il-EYE-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἠλίας, romanized: Elías) is the Greek equivalent of Elijah (Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ‎, romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ, romanized: Elyāe; Arabic: إلیاس, romanized: Ilyās, or إلیا, Ilyā), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.

For other uses, see Elias (disambiguation).
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