Zarephath: Obadiah 1:20; Luke 4:26, Sarepta
which belongeth: Matthew 15:21-22
widow woman: 1 Kings 17:4; Judges 7:2, Judges 7:4; Romans 4:17-21; 2 Corinthians 4:7
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1 Kings 17:9
1 Kings 17:9
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