1 Kings 17:1 meaning and explanation
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
1 Kings 17:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Elijah arrives without introduction, a Tishbite living among the settlers of Gilead, and stands before King Ahab of Israel. Ahab had led the nation into Baal worship, and Baal was thought to bring rain and fertility.
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