Luke 4:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. Unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta - The sentence is elliptical, and means this: To none of them was Elias sent; he was not sent except to Sarepta; for the widow at Sarepta was a Sidonian, not a widow of Israel. Pearce. - Sarepta was a pagan city in the country of Sidon, in the vicinity of Galilee.