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And the word of the LORD came to him:
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"Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
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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. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
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And 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 after a while the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
The Widow of Zarephath
8 Then the word of the LORD came to him,
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"Arise, go to
1Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you."
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So he arose and went to
2Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there
3gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, "Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink."
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And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, "Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."
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And she said,
4"As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now 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."