Origin of the name Elijah:
Derived from the Hebrew 'ēlīyāhū (Jehovah is God). The name was borne by a 9th century B.C. prophet who, after many years of service, was taken up into heaven in a chariot of fire.
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pronounced "ill-e-ya"
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Macedonian, Serbian and Croatian form of Elijah.
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