Mountains · Northern coast
Mount Carmel
What was Mount Carmel?
Mount Carmel is the ridge by the sea where Elijah faced the prophets of Baal and fire fell from heaven.
TodayThe Carmel range above Haifa, Israel
EventElijah vs. the prophets of Baal
Known forFruitfulness and beauty
Green and garden-like, Carmel juts into the Mediterranean above the plain of Jezreel — in Scripture a byword for beauty and fruitfulness.
On its heights Elijah gathered Israel: “How long will you waver between two opinions?” The prophets of Baal cried out all day in vain; then the LORD’s fire consumed Elijah’s drenched sacrifice.
The people fell on their faces crying, “The LORD, He is God!” — the mountain’s name ever since attached to that decisive hour.
Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
1 Kings 18:19 “Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”” 1 Kings 18:38 “Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.” 1 Kings 18:39 “When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!””
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Original BibleDawn profile. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy. Scripture quoted from the public-domain Berean Standard Bible.