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1 Kings 17:5
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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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1 Kings 17:5 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 17:5
So he went, and did according to the word of the Lord
Took his journey eastward, and hid himself in the place directed to:
for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan,
(See Gill on 1 Kings 17:3).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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1 Kings 17:5 In-Context
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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.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.