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Mount Carmel is a green mountain ridge above Haifa, bound to the memory of the prophet Elijah and his contest with the prophets of Baal.
Mount Carmel is a lush ridge that runs down to the Mediterranean at Haifa, its slopes covered in vineyards and forest. It is bound to the memory of the prophet Elijah, and a cave on the mountain is honored as a place of his refuge and prayer.
At Muhraka, high on the Carmel, a Carmelite monastery marks the traditional site of Elijah's great contest, with wide views over the Jezreel Valley below. In Haifa, the Stella Maris Monastery looks out over the sea, and the terraced Baha'i Gardens descend the hillside nearby.
Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal here, calling the people to choose the living God, and fire fell from heaven to answer his prayer.
The crowd's cry still echoes in the story. "The Lord, he is God!" (1 Kings 18:39)
For pilgrims the Carmel is a place about decision and conviction, a reminder of a prophet who stood alone and asked a wavering people to make up their minds.
Above the city of Haifa in northern Israel, running down to the Mediterranean coast.
The Muhraka viewpoint over the Jezreel Valley, the Stella Maris Monastery, the Cave of Elijah, and the nearby Baha'i Gardens in Haifa.
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