1 Kings 17:13

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Elijah said to her, Don't be afraid; go and do as you have said; but make me of it a little cake first, and bring it forth to me, and afterward make for you and for your son.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Gilead, east of the Jordan, was Elijah’s home region; the Jordan marked Israel’s eastern boundary, while Sidon and its town Zarephath lay in Phoenician territory. God’s sending Elijah there during the famine highlights his sovereign provision through a Gentile widow, even in Baal’s homeland.

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1 Kings 17:13 mentions Gilead, Jordan, Sidon and Zarephath.