Zarephath. [Zar'ephath]
City belonging to Zidon, where Elijah stayed with a widow during part of a time of drought and famine, being sustained by the miraculous increase of the widow's meal and oil. 1 Kings 17:9, 1 Kings 1:17; Obadiah 1. Called SAREPTA in Luke 4:26. Identified with Sarafend, 33 27' N, 35 18' E.