1 Kings 17:7

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5 So he went and did according to the word of the Lord, for he went and stayed by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.

6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.

7 And it happened after a while that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

Elijah and the Widow

8 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,

9 “Arise, go to ^aZarephath, which belongs to ^bSidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

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Adam Clarke

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1 Kings 17:7

The brook dried up - Because there had been no rain in the land for some time, God having sent this drought as a testimony against the idolatry of the people: see Deuteronomy 11:16, Deuteronomy 11:17.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing 1 Kings 17:7:

Luke 4:25
James 5:17

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