Meaning of the name: ambush of the mouth. Related names are: Sepharad,
Israel,
Jerusalem, and
Zidon. The translations of Zarephath in 66 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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below, from
Sarepta in Spanish to
ザレパテ in Japanese!
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. (1KI 17:9)
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. (1KI 17:10)
And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. (OBA 1:20)