Zarephath in the Bible

Meaning: ambush of the mouth

Exact Match

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

Verse Conceptsdrought, physicalMission, Of IsraelWork, Divine And HumanDivine DirectionWidows

So he arose and went to Zarephath, and, when he came to the entrance of the city, lo! there, a widow woman gathering sticks, - and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Verse ConceptsWaterDrinking WaterFirewoodgathering

and the captives of this host of the children of Israel shall possess what belonged to the Canaanites, unto Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who were in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

Thematic Bible





but Elijah was sent to none of them except to Zarephath, in the region of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith