Elijah Proclaims a Drought
1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the ainhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, b“As the Lord God of Israel lives, cbefore whom I stand, dthere shall not be dew nor rain ethese years, except at my word.”
2 Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
3 “Get away from here and turn eastward, and hide by the Brook Cherith, which flows into the Jordan.
4 And it will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the aravens to feed you there.”
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,
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Definitions of words in 1 Kings 17:3:
Brook {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Brook {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
By {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
By {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Here {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Jordan {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jordan {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Jordan {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Cherith {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Cherith {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Other definition entries containing 1 Kings 17:3:
Raven {Easton's}
Elijah {I.S.B.E.}
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