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1 Kings 17:9

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Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

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  1. 1 Kings 17:7

    And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

  2. 1 Kings 17:8

    And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying,

  3. 1 Kings 17:10

    So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

  4. 1 Kings 17:11

    And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

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