After signing contracts to sail with the Pequod, Queequeg and Ishmael make their way to shore, where they are accosted by a crazy-seeming man named Elijah who says a bunch of cryptic and foreboding things, mainly dealing with Captain Ahab. This is interesting because, in the Old Testament, the prophet Elijah clashed with a wicked king named Ahab. There are many interesting connections between Moby Dick and the Bible.
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| The Prophet Elijah by Barry Moser |
