Word History Etymology from the widow's cruse of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8–16) First Known Use 1729, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of widow's cruse was in 1729 See more words from the same year ...
15 She went away and did as Elijah had told her. So there was food every day for Elijah and for the woman and her family. 16 For the jar of flour was not used up and the jug of oil did not run dry, in keeping with the word of the Lord spoken by Elijah....
For this is what theLordGod of Israel has said: ‘The jar of flour will not be empty and the jug of oil will not run out until the day theLordmakes it rain on the surface of the ground.’”15She went and did as Elijah told her; there was always enough food for Elijah and for...
Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath - Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD came to
Elijah and the Widow at Zarephath - Some time later the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land. Then the word of the LORD came to
that theLordsends rain on the earth.”15She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days.16The jar of meal was not emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of theLo...