# 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](https://git.door43.org/Door43/en-ta-translate-vol1/src/master/content/translate_names.md))

(See also: [baal](../other/baal.md), [elijah](../other/elijah.md), [judah](../other/judah.md), [saltsea](../other/saltsea.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 18:18-19](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1ki/18/18)
* [1 Samuel 15:12-13](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1sa/15/12)
* [Jeremiah 46:18-19](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/jer/46/18)
* [Micah 07:14-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mic/07/14)