CITIES
CONTEST AT MOUNT CARMEL
Part of the Mount Carmel range A view of Mount Carmel, scene of the confrontation between the prophet Elijah and the priests of Baal. Mount Carmel was a sacred place of worship for thousands of years before Elijah faced the priests of Baal. Many ancient people used 'high places' when they wished to pray to their gods. It's hard to say why this was so, since the practice is so ancient its reasons are long forgotten. Moreover, the idea that God is 'up there in the sky' is a relatively modern one. When a high place was not available, as on the flat river lands of the Nile and the Euphrates, people built elevated platforms (artificial hills) on which they could worship. For images of some of these artificial hills, see Bible Archaeology: Ziggurats. See 'Elijah breaks the drought' in 'Resources' for the Bible text of this story.
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Other Online Bible Websites
Study famous and historical people, places, artwork and archaelogy of the Holy Bible online.
For more online Bible study resources and activities, visit the following websites:
www.bible-people.info - stories of the Bible's most famous men and women - Moses, Judas, John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene and more
www.womeninthebible.net - all about Bible women, good and bad: Ruth, Deborah, Mary of Nazareth, Jezebel
www.bible-archaeology.info - archaeological evidence and the Bible - what can we prove?
http://www.bible-art.info/ - Bible paintings and artworks: Nativity, Resurrection, Esther, Martha and Mary
http://www.bible-topten.com/ - Top Ten heroes, bad women, ways to hell, young people, villains, murders, films
http://www.bible-architecture.info/ - more about houses, palaces, temples and fortresses
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