The Concealment Of Elijah

Seder Olam Rabbah 17

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·

Ahaziah son of Ahab reigned two years, and in the second year of Ahaziah, Elijah was hidden away and was not seen until the time when the messianic king will come; and he will be seen, and hidden away a second time, and he is not seen until the time when Gog and Magog will come. And now he is recording the deeds of all the generations, all of them.

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MessiahMysticismCovenant

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