Bible Dictionary
Sarepta
Sarepta is the Greek form of Zarephath, the Phoenician town where Elijah stayed with a widow and her son during a famine.
Definition
Sarepta is the Greek form of Zarephath, a Phoenician town associated with the ministry of Elijah.
Biblical Usage
Jesus referred to Sarepta when speaking of Elijah’s being sent to a widow during the great famine. The widow and her son were preserved there.
Historical Background
The form Sarepta follows the Greek name, while Zarephath follows the Hebrew form used in the Old Testament.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Luke 4:26). See ZAREPHATH.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
[Zarephath]
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>sa-rep'-ta (Sarepta): The name in Lu 4:26 the King James Version, following the Greek, of the Phoenician town to which Elijah was sent in the time of the great famine, in order to save the lives of a widow and her son (1Ki 17:9,10). The Revised Version (British and American) adopts the form of the name based upon the Hebrew, and as found in the Old Testament: ZAREPHATH (which see).</p>