Zarephath in the Bible

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Zarephath in the Bible

Place Old Testament

At a glance

  • Name: Zarephath
  • Classification: Place
  • Testament: Old Testament
  • Verse mentions: 3
  • Books: 2
  • Chapters: 2

Description

A town in the territory of one of the tribes of Israel.

KJV Bible references

1 Kings 17:9

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

1 Kings 17:10

So he arose 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.

Obadiah 1:20

And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; And the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, Shall possess the cities of the south.

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