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Man of God (disambiguation) . Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by Gustave Doré ) Man of God is a biblical title of respect applied to prophets , beloved religious leaders and even an angel and an Islamic title as well mostly for showing the humbleness and helplessness to God by humans . The term Man of God appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals: Moses ( Deuteronomy 33:1 ; Joshua 14:6 ; Psalm 90:1; Ezra 3:2; 1 Chronicles 23:14; 2 Chronicles 30:16). Moses is the only person called “man of God ” in the Torah . The angel of the Lord who appeared to Samson's mother ( Judges 13:6, 8) whom she may have taken to be a prophet (Leviticus Rabbah 1:1) The man who chastised the Priest Eli ( 1 Samuel 2 :27) whom Sifre identifies as Samuel's father Elkanah ( Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4) Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6, 7, 8, 10) David ( Nehemiah 12:24, 36; 2 Chronicles 8:14) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) The man from Judah who cried out against King Jeroboam of Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31), whose tomb King Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs in Bethel (2 Kings 23:16, 17) and whom some rabbis identify as Iddo ( Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4; Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85; Zohar 2:64a) Elijah (1 Kings 17:18, 24; 2 Kings 1:9, 10, 11, 12, 13) The man who told King Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah Elisha (2 Kings 4:7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27 (twice), 40, 42; 5:8, 14, 15, 20; 6:6, 9, 10, 15; 7:2, 17, 18, 19; 8:2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19) Hanan son of Igdaliah ( Jeremiah 35:4) The man who warned King Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom some rabbis identify as Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Seder Olam Rabbah 20) Timothy (1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:17)
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Man of God , in the Hebrew Bible is a title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders. The term appears 77 times in 71 verses of the Hebrew Bible, in application to up to 12 individuals: Moses ( Deut. 33:1; Josh. 14:6; Ps. 90:1; Ezra 3:1; 1 Chron. 23:14; 2 Chron. 30:16) Moses is the only person called “man of God ” in the Torah . The angel of the Lord who appeared to Samson ’s mother ( Judges 13:6, 8) whom she may have taken to be a prophet (Leviticus Rabbah 1:1) Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by Gustave Doré ) The man who chastised the Priest Eli ( 1 Sam. 2:27) whom Sifre identifies as Samuel’s father Elkanah ( Sifre to Deut. 342:4) Samuel (1 Sam. 9:6, 7, 8, 10) David ( Neh. 12:24, 36; 2 Chron. 8:14) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chron. 11:2) The man from Judah who cried out against King Jeroboam of Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31; 2 Kings 23:16, 17) whom the rabbis identify as Iddo (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85; Zohar 2:64a) Elijah (1 Kings 17:18, 24; 2 Kings 1:9, 10, 11, 12, 13) The man who told King Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah Elisha (2 Kings 4:7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27 (twice), 40, 42; 5:8, 14, 15, 20; 6:6, 9, 10, 15; 7:2, 17, 18, 19; 8:2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19) Hanan son of Igdaliah ( Jer. 35:4) The man who warned King Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom the rabbis identify as Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Seder Olam Rabbah 20)
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Man of God , in the Hebrew Bible is a title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders. The term appears 77 times in 71 verses of the Hebrew Bible, in application to up to 12 individuals: Moses ( Deut. 33:1; Josh. 14:6; Ps. 90:1; Ezra 3:1; 1 Chron. 23:14; 2 Chron. 30:16) Moses is the only person called “man of God ” in the Torah . The angel of the Lord who appeared to Samson' mother ( Judges 13:6, 8) whom she may have taken to be a prophet (Leviticus Rabbah 1:1) Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by Gustave Doré ) The man who chastised the Priest Eli ( 1 Sam. 2:27) whom Sifre identifies as Samuel’s father Elkanah ( Sifre to Deut. 342:4) Samuel (1 Sam. 9:6, 7, 8, 10) David ( Neh. 12:24, 36; 2 Chron. 8:14) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chron. 11:2) The man from Judah who cried out against King Jeroboam of Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31; 2 Kings 23:16, 17) whom the rabbis identify as Iddo (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85; Zohar 2:64a) Elijah (1 Kings 17:18, 24; 2 Kings 1:9, 10, 11, 12, 13) The man who told King Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah Elisha (2 Kings 4:7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27 (twice), 40, 42; 5:8, 14, 15, 20; 6:6, 9, 10, 15; 7:2, 17, 18, 19; 8:2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19) Hanan son of Igdaliah ( Jer. 35:4) The man who warned King Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom the rabbis identify as Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Seder Olam Rabbah 20)
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Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by Gustave Doré ) Man of God is a biblical title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders.The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals: Moses ( Deuteronomy 33:1; Josh. 14:6; Ps. 90:1; Ezra 3:2; 1 Chron. 23:14; 2 Chron. 30:16) Moses is the only person called “man of God ” in the Torah . The angel of the Lord who appeared to Samson's mother ( Judges 13:6, 8) whom she may have taken to be a prophet (Leviticus Rabbah 1:1) The man who chastised the Priest Eli ( 1 Sam. 2:27) whom Sifre identifies as Samuel’s father Elkanah ( Sifre to Deut. 342:4) Samuel (1 Sam. 9:6, 7, 8, 10) David ( Neh. 12:24, 36; 2 Chron. 8:14) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chron. 11:2) The man from Judah who cried out against King Jeroboam of Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31), whose tomb King Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs in Bethel (2 Kings 23:16, 17) and whom some rabbis identify as Iddo ( Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4; Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85; Zohar 2:64a) Elijah (1 Kings 17:18, 24; 2 Kings 1:9, 10, 11, 12, 13) The man who told King Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah Elisha (2 Kings 4:7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27 (twice), 40, 42; 5:8, 14, 15, 20; 6:6, 9, 10, 15; 7:2, 17, 18, 19; 8:2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19) Hanan son of Igdaliah ( Jer. 35:4) The man who warned King Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom some rabbis identify as Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Seder Olam Rabbah 20) Saint Timothy (1 Timothy 6:11)
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Biblical title of respect For other uses, see Man of God (disambiguation) . Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven (by Gustave Doré ) Man of God is a biblical title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders. The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals: Moses ( Deuteronomy 33:1 ; Joshua 14:6 ; Psalm 90:1; Ezra 3:2; 1 Chronicles 23:14; 2 Chronicles 30:16). Moses is the only person called “man of God ” in the Torah . The angel of the Lord who appeared to Samson's mother ( Judges 13:6, 8) whom she may have taken to be a prophet (Leviticus Rabbah 1:1) The man who chastised the Priest Eli ( 1 Samuel 2 :27) whom Sifre identifies as Samuel's father Elkanah ( Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4) Samuel (1 Samuel 9:6, 7, 8, 10) David ( Nehemiah 12:24, 36; 2 Chronicles 8:14) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) The man from Judah who cried out against King Jeroboam of Israel (1 Kings 13:1 (twice), 4, 5, 6 (twice), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 (twice), 21, 26, 29, 31), whose tomb King Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs in Bethel (2 Kings 23:16, 17) and whom some rabbis identify as Iddo ( Sifre to Deuteronomy 342:4; Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2:85; Zohar 2:64a) Elijah (1 Kings 17:18, 24; 2 Kings 1:9, 10, 11, 12, 13) The man who told King Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the Arameans (1 Kings 20:28) whom Sifre identifies as Micah (Sifre to Deut. 342:4), but who from context might also be Elijah Elisha (2 Kings 4:7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27 (twice), 40, 42; 5:8, 14, 15, 20; 6:6, 9, 10, 15; 7:2, 17, 18, 19; 8:2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19) Hanan son of Igdaliah ( Jeremiah 35:4) The man who warned King Amaziah of Judah not to go to war (2 Chronicles 25:7, 9 (twice)), whom some rabbis identify as Amoz (Sifre to Deut. 342:4; Seder Olam Rabbah 20) Timothy (1 Timothy 6:11, 2 Timothy 3:17)
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