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And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word."
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Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
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"Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
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And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there."
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So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
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And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
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Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
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"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you."
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So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink."
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And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."
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So she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I do not have bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar; and see, I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die."
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And Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.