Biblical Geography

Mount Carmel

Mountain · Old Testament · Mount Carmel, Haifa

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1 Kings 18:19-21 · WEBU

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Elijah gathers Israel and the prophets of Baal on Carmel: how long will you go limping between two opinions?

Carmel is a wooded limestone ridge running to the sea. In the drought of Ahab's Elijah chose it for the contest between the Lord and Baal: the , the fire, the people's confession, and then the small cloud rising out of the sea that ended three years of drought.

The green headland above the sea where Elijah faced the prophets of Baal and the fire fell.

Biblical names
Carmel, Mount Carmel
Modern identification
Mount Carmel, Haifa · Israel

Carmel just out into the sea and catches the first of every sea wind's rain. Elijah's servant watching for the cloud from its seaward height is using exactly what the does.

  • Elijah gathers Israel and the prophets of Baal on Carmel: how long will you go limping between two opinions?
  • The fire of the Lord falls; the people cry, The Lord, he is God
  • The little cloud from the sea, and the heavens grow black
  • The Shunammite woman goes to the man of God at Carmel
  • Your head crowns you like Carmel

What we know

Certain

  • Carmel's identity and its association with Elijah are secure.