Four hundred fifty prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah battled with Elijah on Mount Carmel. Elijah was outnumbered, 850 to one. Knowing the odds were stacked, Elijah allowed the prophets of ...

Other recent discoveries on Mount Carmel, which was the traditional scene of the contest between Elijah and the Prophets of Baal, were ancient relics of Baal worship. JTA has documented Jewish ...

The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated on July ... the Mediterranean Sea on which the prophet Elijah successfully challenged the priests of Baal and won the people to the true God.