. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. ingdom of Judah. When tlie brook of Cherith was driedup, the prophet was then directed by theDivine Voice to proceed westward toSarepta,J a town of Sidon, under thedominion of Jezebels father; where helodged with a poor widow, and wasmiraculously supported with her and herfamily for a considerable time, accordingto his own prediction— that her sinulebarrel of meal should not waste, nor hersingle cruse of oil fail, xmtil that dayAvhen Jehovah should send rain upon [Refuge mCa\ems.] * He is introduce
. The pictorial history of Palestine and the Holy land including a complete history of the Jews. ingdom of Judah. When tlie brook of Cherith was driedup, the prophet was then directed by theDivine Voice to proceed westward toSarepta,J a town of Sidon, under thedominion of Jezebels father; where helodged with a poor widow, and wasmiraculously supported with her and herfamily for a considerable time, accordingto his own prediction— that her sinulebarrel of meal should not waste, nor hersingle cruse of oil fail, xmtil that dayAvhen Jehovah should send rain upon [Refuge mCa\ems.] * He is introduced as Elijah the Tislibite, of the inhabitants of Gilead. It is probable therefore that the designation of Ti>hbite is from some town in Gilead, which now be clearly ascertained. t There were probably students in the schools of the prophets, which we have already noticed (see p. 423), or persons whodevoted tthemselves to the study of the divine law, and on whom the spirit of prophecy occasionally came. X Now called Sarphan, about three hours journey from Sidon on the way to 566 HISTORY OF PALESTINE. [Book IV. the earth. While he rcmiiined at this place, the prophet, by his prayers to God,restored to life the son of the widow with whom he lodged. Here he stayed until theend of three years from the commencement of the drought, when he was commanded to goand show himself to Ahah. That king had meanwhile caused the most diligent search to bemade for him in every quarter, doubtless with the view of inducing him to offer up thoseintercessions through which alone the present grievous calamity could terminate. But at thistime, having ])robably relinquished this search as hopeless, the attention of the king wasdirected to the discovery of any remaining supplies of water which might still exist in the had, therefore, for the purposes of this exploration, divided the country between himself andObadiah ; and both proceeded personally to visit all the brooks and f
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