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Carmel, Mount
Holman Bible Dictionary
(car' mehl) In 1 Kings 18:19 , the scene of the confrontation between the prophet Elijah and the prophets of Baal. The mountain is near the Mediterranean coast of Palestine between the Plain of Acco to the north and the Plain of Sharon to the south. It is frequently mentioned in the Bible as a place of great beauty and fertility.
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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Carmel, Mount'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/carmel-mount.html. 1991.