1 Kings 17:10. When he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks.
There seems to have been a scarcity of fuel in Palestine then as now. Twigs, branches, sticks of all kinds, and even thorns (Psa. 58:9) are carefully gathered for making fires, and the greatest economy is practiced in their use.
See note on Psalm 58:9 (#441) and also on Matthew 6:30 (#646).