1 Kings 18:39

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1 Kings 18:39 (WEB)
When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces. They said, “The LORD, he is God! The LORD, he is God!”

Catechism · 1

§696Article 8 · "I Believe in the Holy Spirit"Read at vatican.va
“While water signifies birth and the fruitfulness of life given in the Holy Spirit, fire symbolizes the transforming energy of the Holy Spirit's actions. the prayer of the prophet Elijah, who "arose like fire" and whose "word burned like a torch," brought down fire from heaven on the sacrifice on Mount Carmel.” — Catechism footnote: Sir 48:1; cf. 1 Kings 18:38-39.

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Sirach 48:1
Cited together in Catechism §696.
Luke 1:17
Cited together in Catechism §696.
Luke 3:16
Cited together in Catechism §696.
Luke 12:49
Cited together in Catechism §696.
Acts 2:3
Cited together in Catechism §696.
Acts 2:4
Cited together in Catechism §696.
1 Thessalonians 5:19
Cited together in Catechism §696.

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Leviticus 9:24
Leviticus 9:24 and 1 Kings 18:39 share the same wording (11 words).

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