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1 Kings 17:1, 5, 12

1 Kings 17:1 NCV

Now Elijah the Tishbite was a prophet from the settlers in Gilead. “I serve the LORD, the God of Israel,” Elijah said to Ahab. “As surely as the LORD lives, no rain or dew will fall during the next few years unless I command it.”

1 Kings 17:5 NCV

So Elijah did what the LORD said; he went to Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and lived there.

1 Kings 17:12 NCV

The woman answered, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread. I have only a handful of flour in a jar and only a little olive oil in a jug. I came here to gather some wood so I could go home and cook our last meal. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”