| Easton's Bible Dictionary (Luke 4:26). See ZAREPHATH. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia SAREPTA sa-rep'-ta (Sarepta): The name in Luke 4:26 the King James Version, following the Greek, of the Phoenician town to which Elijah was sent in the time of the great famine, in order to save the lives of a widow and her son (1 Kings 17:9, 10). The Revised Version (British and American) adopts the form of the name based upon the Hebrew, and as found in the Old Testament: ZAREPHATH (which see). | Multi-Version Concordance Sarepta (1 Occurrence) Luke 4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. (KJV DBY WBS YLT) |