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Ravens fed Elijah
During a drought, God sent ravens to bring Elijah bread and meat, morning and evening, by the brook Cherith. 1 Kings 17:2–6
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Elijah told King Ahab there would be no dew or rain. God then sent him to hide by the brook Cherith, east of the Jordan. 1 Kings 17:1–3
"The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook." When the brook dried up, God sent him to a widow in Zarephath. 1 Kings 17:4–9
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1 Kings 17:2–6 WEB
2Then the LORD’s word came to him, saying, 3“Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan. 4You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” 5So he went and did according to the LORD’s word, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan. 6The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank from the brook.
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God sent birds called ravens to bring Elijah food every morning and every evening.