Jehovah had determined that there would be a long drought in the realm of Ahab, the wicked king of Israel. After Elijah announced the drought, God hid him from Ahab and miraculously fed the prophet with bread and meat brought to him by ravens.
फिर यहोवा ने एलिय्याह से कहा: “चलकर सीदोन के सारपत नगर में जाकर वहीं रह: सुन, मैं ने वहां की एक विधवा को तेरे खिलाने की आज्ञा दी है । ” — 1 राजा 17: 1 - 9.