# Carmel, Mount Carmel #

## Facts: ##

"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 wasn't just a single mountain, "Mount Carmel" could be translated as, "mountain on the Carmel mountain range" or "Carmel mountain range."

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [Baal](../other/baal.md), [Elijah](../other/elijah.md), [Judah](../other/judah.md), [Salt Sea](../other/saltsea.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 18:18-19](en/tn/1ki/help/18/18)
* [1 Samuel 15:12-13](en/tn/1sa/help/15/12)
* [Jeremiah 46:18-19](en/tn/jer/help/46/18)
* [Micah 07:14-15](en/tn/mic/help/07/14)

## Word Data:##

* Strong's: H3760, H3761, H3762