ק֣וּם לֵ֤ךְ צָרְפַ֙תָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְצִיד֔וֹן וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה צִוִּ֥יתִי שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃
’Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.’
From David to Destruction
Ralbag may draw support from Melachim I 17:9, in which Hashem tells Eliyahu HaNavi that the Almanah will sustain him. This statement is difficult in light of the fact that she has hardly anything to eat, and when Eliyahu HaNavi does come, she and Eliyahu HaNavi eat only due to the miracle of the unending flour and oil. How could this be understood as the Almanah supporting Eliyahu HaNavi?