Zarephath
Now Sarepta.
location: likely
Named in 4 tagged verses in 3 books, first at 1 Kings 17:9.
- Kind
- Settlement
- Coordinates
- 33.46° N, 35.30° E
- Nearest
- Great Sidon 12.8 km
- People
- 1 person
- Events
- 3 events
- Tagged in
- 4 verses
Map
Zarephath is the filled marker at the centre; the 10 nearest places with a page are around it. The position follows OpenBible.info, which grades it a likely location.
People
People named in the same verses as Zarephath, most often first.
Events
3 events told in verses that name Zarephath, in the order of the traditional chronology. Years are traditional (Jones).
- 909 BCProphecies of Elijah2 shared verses
- 584 BCProphecies of Obadiah1 shared verse
- AD 27Jesus Rejected at Nazareth1 shared verse
Mentions
4 tagged verses in 3 books. Select a book to read its verses.
Counts are verses tagged with this place in Theographic. How Begat counts
Every verse
All 4 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
1 Kings2 verses
- 17:9
“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
- 17:10
So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
Obadiah1 verse
- 1:20
And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
Luke1 verse
- 4:26
Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to the widow of Zarephath in Sidon.
Nearby
The 10 places with a page nearest to Zarephath, by straight-line distance.
- Great Sidon12.8 km
- Sidon12.9 km
- Misrephoth-maim14.7 km
- Ahlab17.0 km
- Luz22.3 km
- Janoah22.7 km
- Phoenicia23.4 km
- Hosah26.4 km
- Lebanon28.0 km
- Kanah28.4 km