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Elijah spends the night in a cave and tells Yahweh of his zeal and isolation.
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1 Kings 19:9-10

The cave at Horeb

Elijah at Horeb and Elisha’s Call · 1 Kings 19

Story guide: Elijah shelters alone in the cave at Horeb, answering the question put to him.

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9There he entered the cave and spent the night. Then the word of Yahweh came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

10Elijah replied, “I have been very zealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts, because the Israelites have forsaken your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are trying to take my life.”

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