Mount Carmel
Where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal and fire fell from heaven proving the LORD is God.
First mentioned in the Bible
At that the fire of Jehovah fell from above and consumed the burnt offering, the pieces of wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water from the trench.— 1 Kings 18:38
Background
Mount Carmel is where Elijah confronted 450 prophets of Baal. He repaired the altar, poured water three times, then prayed. The fire of the LORD fell and consumed everything. The people cried 'The LORD, he is the God!' Then a great rain ended the three-and-a-half-year drought.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
At that the fire of Jehovah fell from above and consumed the burnt offering, the pieces of wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water from the trench.— 1 Kings 18:38
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