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Bookmark or Share- Zarephath - BiblePlaces.comZarephath is preserved in the name of the modern village, Sarafand. In antiquity, the site was known as Sarepta or Sariptu. Zarephath is located about 8.5 miles (13.5 km) south of Sidon and 14 miles (23 km) north of Tyre .
- Bible Map: ZarephathZAREPHATH. zar'-e-fath (tsarephath; Sarepta): The Sidonian town in which Elijah was entertained by a widow after he left the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:9). Obadiah refers to it as a Canaanite (probably meaning Phoenicia) town (Obadiah 1:20).
- Topical Bible: ZarephathZarephath ( smelting place ), the residence of the prophet Elijah during the latter part of the drought. ( 1 Kings 17:9,10 ) It was near to, or dependent on, Zidon.
- What is the story of Elijah and the widow of Zarephath?First Kings 17 introduces the prophet Elijah and gives the account of his dealings with a widow from Zarephath. The chapter notes that the Lord was withholding rain from Israel (verse 1). The drought was in judgment of the nation’s rampant idolatry, led by the royal couple Ahab and Jezebel.
- Zarephath - Meaning, Biblical Definition and Location - Bible Study ToolsZAREPHATH. zar'-e-fath (tsarephath; Sarepta): The Sidonian town in which Elijah was entertained by a widow after he left the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:9). Obadiah refers to it as a Canaanite (probably meaning Phoenicia) town (Obadiah 1:20).
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