1 Kings 17:20

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1 Kings 17:20 (WEB)
He cried to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, have you also brought evil on the widow with whom I am staying, by killing her son?”

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§2583Article 1 · In the Old TestamentRead at vatican.va
“After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Kings 17:7-24.

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Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith III.4Book III
“Elijah, then, raised the dead, but he prayed—he did not command.” — editor's note: 1 Kings xvii. 20 ff.
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