Holy Scripture
1 Kings 17:22
A church father on this verse
“As we mentioned, that widow prefigured the church, and her son was a type of the Gentiles. The son of the widow lay dead because the son of the church, that is, the Gentiles, was dead because of many sins and offenses. At the prayer of Elijah, the widow's son was revived; at the coming of Christ, the church's son or t…”
Source: Septuagint
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22And it was so, and the child cried out,
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20And Elijah cried aloud, and said, Alas, O Lord, the witness of the widow with whom I sojourn, thou hast wrought evil for her in slaying her son.
21And he breathed on the child thrice, and called on the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, let, I pray thee, the soul of this child return to him.
— 1 Kings 17:22 —
23and he brought him down from the upper chamber into the house, and gave him to his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son lives.
24And the woman said to Elijah, Behold, I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true.