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Zarephath - Meaning, Biblical Definition and Location Zarephath, a small Phoenician town, now Surafend, about a mile from the coast, almost midway on the road between Tyre and Sidon Here Elijah sojourned with a poor widow during the "great famine," when the "heaven was shut up three years and six months"
What is the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath? In verse 8, the Lord commanded Elijah to go to Zarephath, a town outside of Israel, where a widow would provide food for him He obeyed, finding a woman gathering sticks
Sarepta - Wikipedia Sarepta (near modern Sarafand, Lebanon) was a Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast between Sidon and Tyre, also known biblically as Zarephath It became a bishopric, which faded, and remains a double (Latin and Maronite) Catholic titular see
Bible Map: Zarephath Encyclopedia ZAREPHATH zar'-e-fath (tsarephath; Sarepta): The Sidonian town in which Elijah was entertained by a widow after he left the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:9) Obadiah refers to it as a Canaanite (probably meaning Phoenicia) town (Obadiah 1:20)
Topical Bible: Zarephath Zarephath is a significant location mentioned in the Old Testament, particularly in the narratives involving the prophet Elijah It is a town situated in the region of Phoenicia, between the cities of Tyre and Sidon, along the Mediterranean coast
Definition of Zarephath in the Bible And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon (Sidon), and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee
Zarephath - BiblePlaces. com Zarephath (Sariptu) is listed among the Phoenician cities in Sennacherib’s campaign of 701 BC During Esarhaddon’s reign (680–669 BC), Zarephath was taken from Sidon and given to the king of Tyre
What the Bible Says About Zarephath: Its Meaning and Significance Zarephath, in the Bible, is a town located between Sidon and Tyre, known primarily as the place where the prophet Elijah was sent during a famine to meet a widow who provided him with food (1 Kings 17:9-24)