1 Kings 17:1-3

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Elijah and the Time Without Rain

17 Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. He said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall for the next few years. The rain will fall only when I command it to fall.”

² Then the Lord said to Elijah, ³ “Leave this place and go east. Hide near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River.