1. Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. He said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall for the next few years. The rain will fall only when I command it to fall.”
2. Then the Lord said to Elijah,
3. “Leave this place and go east. Hide near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River.
4. You can get your water from that stream, and I have commanded ravens to bring food to you there.”