Zarephath. (zăr'e-phăth), smelting-house, and Sarepta (sa-rĕp'tah). Luke 4:26. A town of Phœnicia, on the Mediterranean, between Tyre and Sidon. At Zarephath, Elijah found shelter with a widow during the great famine in Israel. 1 Kings 1:17-24. The prophet Obadiah mentions it as marking the limits of Israel's victory. Obadiah 1:20. Jesus made reference to this incident in Elijah's life. Luke 4:26. Now in ruins.