The Empty Jars
A bankrupt widow gathers empty vessels behind closed doors as Elisha's miraculous oil ransoms her sons from the creditor.
Main Characters in S8E2 (3)
Elisha the Prophet
Elijah's double-portion successor who multiplied a bankrupt widow's oil behind closed doors, cleansed Naaman in the Jordan while discerning Gehazi's hidden silver, and saw the mountain of Dothan ablaze with horses and chariots of fire.
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The Widow with the Jars of Oil
The bankrupt widow of a faithful prophet who obeyed Elisha by borrowing empty vessels from all her neighbors, shutting her door, and pouring from a single flask until every jar overflowed with ransom oil.
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The Widow's Two Sons
The two young brothers legally claimed as bondservants by the creditor — who gathered hollow clay jars from every neighbor and handed them to their mother behind the shut door until their ransom was paid in full.
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