The inscriptions of Sennacherib indicate that Zarephath (Sarepta) was dependent on Sidon. These records mention that the city belonged to Luliya (E…

Zarephath —the Sarepta of the Septuagint and of the New Testament (Luke 4:26). It is said by Josephus to have…

It was a time of famine, yet God sent him to a widow!

She surely needed sustenance herself; yes, and she would receive it too, by sustaining …

Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongs to Zidon, and
dwell there
This might be a …

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…