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... > Bible > Old Testament > story of Elisha (Eliseus) > seven miracles of assistance ~ story of Elisha (Eliseus) > the widow's oil: the little oil a woman has in store increases so that she and her son are able to fill many borrowed jars with it (2 Kings 4:1-7) > a widow, pressed for payment by a creditor, comes to Elisha who orders her to borrow as many empty jars as possible

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71N121a widow, pressed for payment by a creditor, comes to Elisha who orders her to borrow as many empty jars as possible  

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  • assistance
  • bible
  • Elisha
  • empty
  • help
  • jar
  • Kings-2 04
  • miracle
  • multiplying
  • oil
  • Old Testament
  • prophet
  • seven
  • widow

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