Elijah is sent to the widow
1 Kings 17:8–16The barrel of meal and cruse of oil do not fail.
Places of Scripture · Phoenician coast
Zarephath
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During the drought the LORD sent Elijah to a widow at Zarephath. Her meal and oil did not fail, and her son was restored to life.
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The widow’s son is restored
1 Kings 17:17–24The LORD hears Elijah’s prayer and the child revives.
Jesus recalls the widow
Luke 4:24–26Jesus cites Elijah’s sending to Sarepta in Sidon.
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