ELIJAH AND THE WOMAN OF SAREPTA.

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ND the word of the Lord came unto him [Elijah],

saying, Arise, get thee to Zarephath [or Sarepta], which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. So he rose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a And she said, As the Lord

morsel of bread in thine hand. thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go, and do as thou hast said: but