Elijah Fed by Ravens

1 Kings 17:1-7

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1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord lives, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew or rain during these years, except by the words of my mouth.”

1 Kings 17:2 And the word of the Lord came to him, saying:

1 Kings 17:3 “Withdraw from here, and go toward the east, and hide at the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:4 And there you shall drink from the torrent. And I have instructed the ravens to feed you there.”

1 Kings 17:5 Therefore, he went and acted in accord with the word of the Lord. And going away, he settled by the torrent Cherith, which is opposite the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:6 And the ravens carried bread and flesh to him in the morning, and likewise bread and flesh in the evening. And he drank from the torrent.

1 Kings 17:7 But after some days, the torrent dried up. For it had not rained upon the earth.