Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by
Gustave Doré)
Man of God is a
biblical title of respect applied to
prophets, beloved religious leaders and even an angel. The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals:
The man from
Judah who cried out against King
Jeroboam of
Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31), whose tomb
King Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs in
Bethel (2 Kings 23:16, 17) and whom some rabbis identify as
Iddo (
Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4;
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85;
Zohar 2:64a)
The man who told King
Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the
Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as
Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah
The man who warned King
Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom some rabbis identify as
Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4;
Seder Olam Rabbah 20)
Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by
Gustave Doré)
Man of God is a
biblical title of respect applied to
prophets, beloved religious leaders and even an angel. The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals:
The man from
Judah who cried out against King
Jeroboam of
Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31), whose tomb
King Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs in
Bethel (2 Kings 23:16, 17) and whom some rabbis identify as
Iddo (
Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4;
Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85;
Zohar 2:64a)
The man who told King
Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the
Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as
Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah
The man who warned King
Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom some rabbis identify as
Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4;
Seder Olam Rabbah 20)