What the Bible says about Elijah and the Widow in Sidon
(From Forerunner Commentary)
The severe drought got to the point that this wadi completely dried up. Elijah went and lived with the widow in Sidon, which is also interesting because she was probably a Gentile (see Luke 4:24-26). When he lived there, the bread and the oil were not exhausted. His was an extended one, for, as we find out in James 5:17, this drought continued for 3½ years.
Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The Two Witnesses (Part Six)