Mount Carmel is a 13 mile long mountain range, which ends at the Mediterranean Sea at Haifa
Home of altars to strange gods, particularly, a sanctuary for the worship of Baal (a title meaning “Lord” in Northwest Semitic languages)
Political/Cultural Significance
An international highway, sometimes called the Via Maris, runs along the Mt. Carmel range.
Biblical Significance
1 Kings 18:19-40 Elijah had his contest with the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel and it is where Elijah killed the prophets of Baal (more specifically, at the Kishon Brook)
Song of Songs 7:5Solomon compared the majesty of his bride’s head to the summit of Carmel
Isaiah 35:2 Isaiah used Mt. Carmel as a symbol of beauty, fruitfulness, majesty, and glory
Isaiah 33:9; Amos 1:2; Nahum When Carmel is referred to as languishing and withering, it indicates God’s judgment on His land
