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Elijah
Prophet who confronted King Ahab and the prophets of Baal and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
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Elijah — Prophet who confronted King Ahab and the prophets of Baal and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind.
Family details not recorded in the cited passages.
Office and succession (not family)
- Elisha followed in office — Prophetic succession 1 Kings 19:162 Kings 2:13–15
Elisha was anointed prophet in Elijah's place and took up his mantle.
Associates and opponents (not family)
- Elisha student or co-worker 1 Kings 19:19–212 Kings 2:9–15
Elisha followed Elijah and served him (1 Kings 19:21).
- Elisha spiritual child (figurative) 2 Kings 2:12
Elisha cried "My father, my father" — a title of honour, not a family tie.
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