Carmel, Mount Carmel

Definition

“Mount Carmel” refers to a mountain range that was located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea just north of the Plain of Sharon. Its highest peak is 546 meters high.

• There was also a town called “Carmel” located in Judah, south of the Salt Sea.
• The wealthy landowner Nabal and his wife Abigail lived near the town of Carmel, where David and his men helped guard Nabal’s sheep shearers.
• On Mount Carmel, Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to a contest in order to prove that Yahweh is the only true God.
• To make it clear that this was not just a single mountain, “Mount Carmel” could be translated as “mountain on the Carmel mountain range” or “Carmel mountain range.”

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(See also: Baal, Elijah, Judah, Salt Sea)

Bible References

• 1 Kings 18:18-19
• 1 Samuel 15:12
• Jeremiah 46:18
• Micah 7:14-15

Word Data

• Strong’s: H3760, H3761, H3762