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Mount Carmel in Israel

Haifa, Israel

Mount Carmel

The mountain ridge where the prophet Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal.

Biblical significance

4/5 · Major biblical site
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Carmel is a wooded limestone ridge running to the Mediterranean, green where Israel is dry — which is why the drought in Elijah's contest bites so hard in the telling. At Muhraqa, near the summit, a Carmelite monastery marks the traditional site of the altar and offers one of the great views in the country, across the Jezreel Valley to Gilboa and Tabor.

Scripture

1 Kings 18:19-40

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2 Kings 2:25

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Isaiah 35:2

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Excerpts from the World English Bible. Full text opens in the YouVersion Bible app.

Best time to go

October to May; the valley haze clears after rain.

Visitor notes

Muhraqa is a 40-minute drive from Haifa; small entrance fee for the roof terrace. Stella Maris monastery in Haifa marks Elijah's cave.

Coordinates

32.7311, 35.0450

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