And he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Water was scarce then; every dr…

So he arose, and went to Zarephath
Which, according to Bunting ^F6 , was one hundred miles from the brook …

Many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, and some, it is likely, would have welcomed him to their houses; yet he is sent to honour and ble…