| Moses begins ministry with eastward | Elijah begins ministry with eastward journey |
| journey to avoid a king's (Pharaoh's) wrath | to avoid a king's (Ahab's) wrath |
| Moses stays with a family (Jethro) | Elijah stays with a family (widow of Zarephath) |
| Moses associated with a miracle of food in a | Elijah associated with a miracle of food in a |
| time of need (manna; which is made into | time of need (widow's meal; which is made |
| cakes and baked with oil) | into cakes and baked with oil) |
| Moses returns to face Pharaoh and calls | Elijah returns to face Ahab and calls Israel to |
| Israel to faith | faith |
| Moses takes a journey to Sinai and | Elijah takes a journey to Sinai and |
| experiences a theophany | experiences a theophany |
| Moses builds an altar to unify the people at | Elijah builds an altar to unify the people at |
| Mt. Sinai (Exod 24.2) | Mt. Carmel (1 Kgs 18) |
| Moses begs Yhwh's forgiveness with the | Elijah begs Yhwh's forgiveness with the |
| unusual formula "Abraham, Isaac and Israel" | unusual formula "Abraham, Isaac and Israel" |
| (Exod 32.12-13) - the people turn to faith | (1 Kgs 18.36-37) - the people turn to faith |
| and execute the faithless | and execute the faithless |
| Moses leads the Israelites to Israel via the | Elijah returns to Israel via the transjordan |
| transjordan | (Syrian desert) |
| Moses and Israelites fed with manna | Elijah fed bread from ravens |
| Noone knows where Moses is buried | Elijah is assumed |
(adapted from J. T. Walsh, "Elijah" ABD II, 464-65)
| Elijah stays with the widow of Zarephath | Elisha stays with the Shunammite woman |
| Elijah multiplies her meal and oil | Elisha multiplies oil for a widow |
| Elijah raises her son from death | Elisha raises the Shunammite's son from death |
| Elijah is associated with fire | Elisha is associated with fire |
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