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Then he lay down and went to sleep under the juniper tree. All of a sudden, there was an angel, who kept grabbing him and telling him, “Get up! Eat!”

So he looked around, and there near his head was a muffin sitting on top of some heated stones, along with a jar of water. Elijah ate and drank and then lay down again. Later, the angel of the Lord came a second time, grabbed him, and said “Get up! Eat! The journey ahead[a] is too difficult for you!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:7 The Heb. lacks ahead

Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep.(A)

All at once an angel(B) touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay down again.

The angel of the Lord came back a second time and touched him and said, “Get up and eat, for the journey is too much for you.”

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