Lexical Definition

‎צָרְפַת‎ Tsârᵉphath (tsaq-ref-ath') Zarephath ^N:N--L
from ‎צָרַף‎; refinement

Zarephath.

• § Zarephath = "refinery"
• Tsarephath, a place in Palestine

1) a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern 'Sura-fend'

See Greek: Σάρεπτα

Extended Information

• Zarephath = "refinery"
• Also named: Sarepta (Σάρεπτα "Zarephath" Σάρεπτα)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צָֽרְפַת‎ proper name, of a location Σαρεπτα: on coast south of Sidon (? smelting-place; on strange form compare Lag^{BN 84}; Assyrian ‚ariptu Dl^{Pa 284} COT^{1Kgs 17:9}; Egyptian Da-ïra-pu-ti WMM^As.u.Eur.184); — ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Obad 1:20 ‎צָֽרְפָ֫תָה‎ 1Kgs 17:9; 1Kgs 17:10 (so Gi; ‎פַ֫תָה‎- van d. H. Baer); modern ‚arfend Rob^{BR ii. 474 ff.} Pietschm^{Phön. 58 f.}.

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Zarephath • A Phoenician city where Elijah stayed with a widow

Zarephath, a Phoenician city between Tyre and Sidon, where Elijah stayed with a widow during a famine and performed miracles (1 Kgs. 17:9-10; Obad. 1:20; Luke 4:26).

• A location first mentioned at 1Ki.17.9;
• referred to as Zarephath צָרְפַת, or Zarephath Σάρεπτα.
  

Zarephath, also known as Sarepta, was a Phoenician city located between Tyre and Sidon on the Mediterranean coast. The city is most notably mentioned in the Bible in connection with the prophet Elijah. During a severe famine, God directed Elijah to go to Zarephath, where he had commanded a widow to provide for him (1 Kgs. 17:9). Upon arriving at the city gate, Elijah met the widow and asked her for water and bread. Despite her limited resources, the widow shared her last meal with Elijah, and as a result, her flour and oil miraculously never ran out until the end of the famine (1 Kgs. 17:10-16). Later, when the widow's son fell ill and died, Elijah prayed to God and raised the boy back to life (1 Kgs. 17:17-24). In the New Testament, Jesus references Elijah's stay in Zarephath as an example of God's grace extending beyond Israel to the Gentiles (Luke 4:26). The city is also mentioned in the Book of Obadiah, where it is prophesied that the exiles of Israel will possess the land as far as Zarephath (Obad. 1:20). Zarephath's significance in the Bible lies in its connection to Elijah's ministry and its role in demonstrating God's power and provision.

All entries for Zarephath: צָרְפַת ☩ Σάρεπτα