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The land is in drought. King Ahab has led Israel into worshiping Baal, and the rain has stopped. God sends the prophet Elijah into hiding by a desert brook — and tells him the ravens will feed him there. Morning and evening, the black birds bring him bread and meat. When the brook dries up, Elijah is sent to a foreign widow with nothing but a handful of flour and a little oil. He asks her for the last meal in her house. She gives — and the jar of flour does not run out, and the jug of oil does not fail, for as long as the drought lasts. This is a comic about how God provides through the most unexpected couriers, including the ones who have the least.
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The characters in Elijah and the Ravens. Tap any face to read about who they are across the Bible Heroes library.
Elijah
prophetA prophet of God who declares a drought to King Ahab, hides by the brook Cherith where ravens feed him, and later stays with a widow in Zarephath, where he performs miracles of provision and resurrection.
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The Widow of Zarephath
Phoenician widowA widow living in Zarephath who provides for Elijah with her last bit of flour and oil, trusting his promise that God will sustain them. Her son later dies but is miraculously revived by Elijah.
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The Widow's Son
widow's childThe widow's young son who lives with her in Zarephath. He falls ill and dies during the famine but is brought back to life by Elijah's prayer.
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Where this happens
The places that anchor Elijah and the Ravens. Tap any tile to see every Bible Heroes comic set in that place.
Brook Cherith
East of the JordanA deep wadi cut through ochre cliffs east of the Jordan River, with a small brook running through it.
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Zarephath
Phoenician coast (between Tyre and Sidon)A Phoenician coastal town near Sidon, with olive groves and almond trees nearby.
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