In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. Elijah ( / ɪ ˈ l aɪ dʒ ə/ ih- LY-jə Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh / YHWH" ) or Greek form Elias ( / ɪ ˈ l aɪ ə s/ ih- LY-əs) was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BCE).
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