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    Carmel Mount

    כַּרְמֶל

    Mount Carmel was a mountain range in northern Israel where the prophet Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal.

    Where the story of Carmel Mount happensCarmel Mount, and 2 places the claims reach, framed to them: Carmel_Mount, Bethel, Jericho. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Carmel_MountBethelJericho
    Carmel Mount, and 2 places the claims reach
    verses
    5
    first named
    1 Kings 18:19
    last named
    2 Kings 4:27
    feature
    mountain
    coordinates
    32.67°N · 35.02°E
    mountain32.67°N · 35.02°E

    Mount Carmel (OpenBible)

    The gazetteer records one identification, and no competing one.

    Description

    Carmel Mount in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mount Carmel is a mountain range stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the southeast, located in northern Israel. It is most famously associated with the prophet Elijah and his confrontation with the prophets of Baal (1Ki.18.19-40). On Mount Carmel, Elijah challenged the people of Israel to choose between the Lord and Baal, and he demonstrated the power of the true God by calling down fire from heaven.

    After the contest, Elijah slaughtered the prophets of Baal at the Brook Kishon (1Ki.18.40) and then went to the top of Mount Carmel to pray for rain, ending a three-year drought (1Ki.18.42-45). The mountain is also mentioned in 2Ki.2.25 and 4:25, in connection with the prophet Elisha, who was Elijah's successor.

    Mount Carmel's lush vegetation and beauty made it a symbol of fertility and God's blessing in the Bible (Isaiah 35:2; Jeremiah 50:19; Amo.9.3). The mountain's strategic location and natural resources also made it a place of military and political significance throughout history.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 2 books.

    1. 1 Kings3 verses

      18:1918:2018:42

    2. 2 Kings2 verses

      2:254:25

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    via Elijah and Elisha’s journey and Wife and Shunammites’ going of ElishaElishaA prophet who succeeded Elijah.via Elijah and Elisha’s journey and Ahab’s summoning of Israel and ProphetsElijahA prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah.via Wife and Shunammites’ going of ElishaGoingGoing is a concept gathering 321 labelled instances in the text.via Wife and Shunammites’ going of ElishaShunammitesPeople from Shunem; includes Abishag and the Shunammite womanvia Ahab’s summoning of Israel and ProphetsAhabWicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebelvia Ahab’s summoning of Israel and ProphetsIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia Ahab’s summoning of Israel and ProphetsSummoningSummoning is a concept gathering 59 labelled instances in the text.via Elijah and Elisha’s journeyGilgalA place associated with the prophets Elijah and Elisha.via Elijah and Elisha’s journeyJourneyJourney is a concept gathering 74 labelled instances in the text.

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