1 Kings 17:9

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Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.

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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, while Sidon lay northwest on the Phoenician coast; Zarephath was a Sidonian town between Tyre and Sidon. God’s sending Elijah beyond Israel’s borders highlights his sovereign provision through a Gentile widow during Israel’s famine.

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1 Kings 17:9 mentions Gilead, Jordan, Sidon and Zarephath.