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Description: | According to the Bible, the Widow of Zarephath fed the prophet Elijah after he was fed by the ravens: "And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die" [1 Kings 17, verse 12]
Size: Height: 25.5 cm.
Gift of J.M. Goodacre | License: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/terms/ | Rights holder: | The Bowes Museum | Subjects: | 1454 | Source: | Bowes-OAI | Identifier: | http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/collect... | Go to resource |
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