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English
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Elias
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Encyclopedia of Mormonism
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New York, NY
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Macmillan
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"Elias is both a name and a title and has four meanings: (1) Elias was a man, presumably of Abraham's time, who 'committed the dispensation of Abraham'-which included the blessings of God's covenant with Abraham-to the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery on April 3, 1836, in the Kirtland Temple (D&C 110:12); nothing more is known about this man. (2) 'Elias' appears in the New Testament as the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Elijah (e.g., Matt. 17:3; James 5:17-18). (3) A forerunner in building God's kingdom is called 'an Elias' (Tpjs, pp. 335-36). (4) A prophet who helps restore something of particular importance is also referred to as an 'Elias' (cf. JST Matt. 17:13-14). In scripture, therefore, the name Elias may refer to a preparer, a forerunner, a restorer, to Elias himself, or to Elijah." [Author]
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https://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Elias