Chapter 17: Eliyahu Hanavi flees from Achav
1. Eliyahu Hanavi forewarns Achav that there will not be rain:
- Eliyahu the Tishbite, from the city of Gilead, said to Achav, “I swear by the name of Hashem that during these years there will not be dew or rain unless I say so.”
2. Hashem instructs Eliyahu to hide from Achav by a stream near the Jordon:
- Hashem instructed Eliyahu to do the following: “Leave this area [so Achav does not kill you[1]] and travel eastward and hide in the stream of Keris, which is on then face of the Jordan river. You will drink from the water of the above stream, and I have instructed the ravens to provide you with food while you are there.”
- Eliyahu does as he was instructed: Eliyahu did as Hashem instructed him, and he went and traveled to the stream of Keris which is near the Jordan river.
- Eliyahu is fed by the ravens: The ravens would bring bread and meat to Eliyahu in the morning, and bread and meat for him in the evening, and he would drink from the stream.
- The stream dries up: After some time, the stream dried up being that there was no more rain in the land.
3. Hashem instructs Eliyahu to move to the city of Tzarfata:
- After the stream dried up, Hashem instructed Eliyahu as follows: “Get up and travel to the city of Tzarfata which belongs to Tzidon and dwell there. I have instructed a widow who is there to feed you.”
- Eliyahu does as he was instructed: Eliyahu got up and went to Tzarfata.
[1] Metzudos Dovid 17:3
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