Brief Life History of Elijah
When Elijah Malatall was born on 8 April 1877, in River John, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Alexander Mattatal, was 24 and his mother, Olivia Gratto, was 24. He lived in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1877.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Elijah Malatall, "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959"
Parents and Siblings
1853–1910 Male
1854– Female
Siblings (18)
1877– Male
1881– Female
1885–1964 Male
1885– Female
1885– Male
+13 More Children
World Events (3)
1909 · First Canadian Flight
Age 32
1921 · Racing Schooner Launched
Age 44
1982
Age 105
Name Meaning
Biblical name (meaning ‘Yahweh is God’ in Hebrew), borne by an Israelite prophet whose exploits are recounted in the First and Second Book of Kings. Elijah's victory over the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel played an important part in maintaining the Jewish religion, recognizing just one God. This story, and other stories in which he figures, including his conflicts with Ahab's queen, Jezebel, and his prophecies of doom, are among the most vivid in the Bible. For some reason it has not been much used as a given name by Christians, although it is found among the early Puritan settlers in New England and in the U.K. in the 18th century. In the 1960s and 70s it gained considerable popularity among Black Muslims.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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