But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
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Gill's Exposition
But unto none of them was Elias sent,.... That is, to none of the poor widows in the land of Israel was the prophet sent, to supply them with food, and relieve them in their famishing circumstances,…
Barnes' Notes
Save unto Sarepta - Sarepta was a town between Tyre and Sidon, near the Mediterranean Sea. It was not a “Jewish” city, but a Sidonian, and therefore a “Gentile” town. The word “save” in this verse…
Adam Clarke
Unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta - The sentence is elliptical, and means this: To none of them was Elias sent; he was not sent except to Sarepta; for the widow at Sarepta was a…
After Christ had vanquished the evil spirit, he made it appear how much he was under the influence of the good Spirit; and, having defended himself against the devil's assaults, he now begins to act…
Cambridge Bible
save unto Sarepta i. e. "but he wassent to Sarepta." Zarephath (1Ki 17:9) was a Phoenician town near the coast between Tyre and Sidon, now called Surafend.