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Carmel
Mountain mentioned in 18 verses of the Bible, most often in 1 Kings.
Where it appears
1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (3), Isaiah (3), Joshua (2), Jeremiah (2), Amos (2), Song of Solomon (1), Micah (1), Nahum (1)
Key verses
- Joshua 12:22 first mention — The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one;
- 1 Kings 18:19 — Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.
- 1 Kings 18:42 — So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,
- Song of Solomon 7:5 — Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
- Isaiah 33:9 — The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
- Isaiah 35:2 — It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
- Isaiah 37:24 — By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
- Jeremiah 46:18 — As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
- Jeremiah 50:19 — And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
- Amos 1:2 — And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
- Micah 7:14 — Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
- Nahum 1:4 — He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
Nearby places
- Jokneam 8 km
- Helkath 8 km
- Achshaph 11 km
- Harosheth-hagoyim 11 km
- Dor 12 km
- Naphoth-dor 12 km
- Jiphthah-el 16 km
- Kishon 16 km
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.