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Now Eli'jah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
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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, that 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 dwelt 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.
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Then the word of the LORD came to him,
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"Arise, go to Zar'ephath, 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 Zar'ephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering 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."