3
"Get out of here, and fast. Head east and hide out at the Kerith Ravine on the other side of the Jordan River.
4
You can drink fresh water from the brook; I've ordered the ravens to feed you."
5
Elijah obeyed God's orders. He went and camped in the Kerith canyon on the other side of the Jordan.
6
And sure enough, ravens brought him his meals, both breakfast and supper, and he drank from the brook.
7
Eventually the brook dried up because of the drought.
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