Zarephath
Where Elijah stayed with a widow; flour and oil did not run out, and her dead son was raised.
First mentioned in the Bible
“The large jar of flour did not run out, and the small jar of oil did not run dry, according to Jehovah’s word spoken through Elijah.”— 1 Kings 17:16
Background
Zarephath lay on the Phoenician coast between Sidon and Tyre. During the drought, Jehovah sent Elijah to stay with a widow. The jar of flour did not become empty and the jug of oil did not run dry (1 Kings 17:14-16). Later the widow's son died but was raised through Elijah's prayer.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
The large jar of flour did not run out, and the small jar of oil did not run dry, according to Jehovah’s word that he had spoken through E·liʹjah.— 1 Kings 17:16
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