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1 Now Elijah (my God is YHWH) the Tishbite (captivity), who was among the settlers of Gilead (who was from Tishbe in Gilead), said to Ahab (father's brother), “As surely as the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” 2 Then a revelation from the LORD {YHWH} came to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith (cutting), east of the Jordan (the Cherith Ravine, near the Jordan). 4 And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5 So Elijah did what the LORD {YHWH} had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith (cutting), east of the Jordan (flowing down). 6 The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook. 7 Some time later, however, the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. 8 Then the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to Elijah: 9 “Get up and go to Zarephath (refinery) of Sidon (hunting), and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10 So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath (refinery). When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” 11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.” 12 But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God {YHWH Eloheka} lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” 13 “Do not be afraid,” Elijah (my God is YHWH) said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son, 1 Kings 17:1-13, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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