Widow of zarephath new testament

The Widow of Zarephath is a figure mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible, specifically in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 4:25-26). According to the account, Jesus refers to her as an example of faith and provision when he says:

"I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet even the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." (Luke 7:28)

Jesus then goes on to say:

"Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown. I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian." (Luke 4:25-27)

The story of the Widow of Zarephath is not found in the New Testament, but rather in the Old Testament, in 1 Kings 17:8-24. According to this account, Elijah, a prophet of God, was sent to Zarephath, a city in the region of Sidon, during a severe famine. There, he met a widow who was gathering sticks to make a fire to bake bread for herself and her son. Elijah asked her for water and bread, and she replied that she had only enough flour and oil to make one more meal for herself and her son.

Elijah told her not to worry, saying that God would provide for her and her son, and that the flour and oil would not run out until the famine was over. The widow trusted Elijah and obeyed his words, and as a result, the flour and oil did not run out, and she and her son were sustained during the famine.

The story of the Widow of Zarephath is often seen as an example of God's provision and care for those who trust in him, even in times of great need and uncertainty.