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"Leave this place. Go east and hide in the Kerith Valley. It is east of the Jordan River.
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You will drink water from the brook. I have ordered some ravens to feed you there."
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So Elijah did what the LORD had told him to do. He went to the Kerith Valley. It was east of the Jordan River. He stayed there.
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The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning. They also brought him bread and meat in the evening. He drank water from the brook.
Elijah Visits a Widow at Zarephath
7 Some time later the brook dried up. It hadn't rained in the land for quite a while.
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A message came to Elijah from the Lord. He said,
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"Go right away to Zarephath in the territory of Sidon. Stay there. I have commanded a widow in that place to supply you with food."
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So Elijah went to Zarephath. He came to the town gate. A widow was there gathering sticks. He called out to her. He asked, "Would you bring me a little water in a jar? I need a drink."
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She went to get the water. Then he called out to her, "Please bring me a piece of bread too."
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"I don't have any bread," she replied. "And that's just as sure as the LORD your God is alive. All I have is a small amount of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. I'm gathering a few sticks to take home. I'll make one last meal for myself and my son. We'll eat it. After that, we'll die."
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Elijah said to her, "Don't be afraid. Go home. Do what you have said. But first make a little bread for me. Make it out of what you have. Bring it to me. Then make some for yourself and your son.