How to Pronounce Zarephath
ZEHR-ee-fath
Zarephath is pronounced ZEHR-ee-fath (ˈzɛərəfɑːθ): three syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: ZARE-eh-FATH, ZAIR-uh-fath.
What does Zarephath mean?
Zarephath means “place of refining” (Hebrew).
Where was Zarephath?
Zarephath was a coastal town belonging to Sidon where God sent Elijah during the drought, commanding a widow there to sustain him (1 Kings 17:9, 1 Kings 17:10). It also marks a boundary of Israel's promised possession in Obadiah 1:20.
Also pronounced
ZARE-eh-FATH
ZAIR-uh-fath
Found in Scripture
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