Elijah on Mount Carmel

Elijah invited Ahab, the Israelites, the Ba’al “prophets” and the Ashera “prophets” to Mount Carmel for a showdown. The location of the confrontation is believed to be the Mukhraka (Arabic) or Keren HaCarmel (Hebrew) on top of Mount Carmel, but it is possible that the actual location is Metsudat Habama (the fort of the stage), pictured here. Metsudat Habama is ...