8 Bible Verses about Actual Widows

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers, night and day.

Yet to none of these was Elijah sent, but to Sarepta, a city of Sidon, to a widow.

And as he drew nigh the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude of the city was with her.

And a poor widow coming, cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither tuo mites.

I tell you of a truth, Many widows were in Israel, in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, while a great famine was thro' all the land.

Then Peter arose and went with them; whom being come, they brought into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

And giving her his hand, and having called the saints and widows, he presented her alive.