Carmel (Easton)

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A park; generally with the article, 'the park.' A prominent headland of Central Palestine, consisting of several connected hills extending from the plain of Esdraelon to the sea, a distance of some 12 miles or more. At the east end, in its highest part, it Isaiah 1,728 feet high, and at the west end"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter C Bible Dictionaries Carmel Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Carchemish Next Entry Carmi Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Carmel Thompson Chain Reference Carmel, Mount Treasury of Biblical Knowledge Carmel Dictionaries American Tract Society Carmel Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Carmel Easton's Bible Dictionary Carmel Fausset Bible Dictionary Carmel Holman Bible Dictionary Carmel, Mount Carmel Hitchcock Bible Names Carmel Hastings' BibleDictionary Carmel Morrish Bible Dictionary Carmel 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Scapular of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Feast of Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Mount Carmel Carmel People's Bible Dictionary Carmel Smith Bible Dictionary Carmel Wilson's Bible Types Carmel Watson's Theological Dictionary Carmel Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Carmel Mount Carmel International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Carmel Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Carmel McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Carmel Carmel (Notre-Dame-Du-Mont), Order of Carmel of Judah (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Carmel The Catholic Encyclopedia Carmel Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mount Carmel The Jewish Encyclopedia Carmel Carmel, Mount Lexicons כַּרְמֶל , כַּרְמֶל A park; generally with the article, "the park." A prominent headland of Central Palestine, consisting of several connected hills extending from the plain of Esdraelon to the sea, a distance of some 12 miles or more. At the east end, in its highest part, it Isaiah 1,728 feet high, and at the west end it forms a promontory to the bay of Acre about 600 feet above the sea. It lay within the tribe of Asher. It was here, at the east end of the ridge, at a place called el-Mukhrakah (i.e., the place of burning), that Elijah brought back the people to their allegiance to God, and slew the prophets of Baal ( 1 Kings 18 ). Here were consumed the "fifties" of the royal guard; and here also Elisha received the visit of the bereaved mother whose son was restored by him to life ( 2 Kings 4:25-37 ). "No mountain in or around Palestine retains its ancient beauty so much as Carmel. Two or three villages and some scattered cottages are found on it; its groves are few but luxuriant; it is no place for crags and precipices or rocks of wild goats; but its surface is covered with a rich and constant verdure." "The whole mountain-side is dressed with blossom, and flowering shrubs, and fragrant herbs." The western extremity of the ridge is, however, more rocky and bleak than the eastern. The head of the bride in Song of Solomon 7:5 is compared to Carmel. It is ranked with Bashan on account of its rich pastures ( Isaiah 33:9 ; Jeremiah 50:19 ; Amos 1:2 ). The whole ridge is deeply furrowed with rocky ravines filled with dense jungle. There are many caves in its sides, which at one time were inhabited by swarms of monks. These caves are referred to in Amos 9:3 . To them Elijah and Elisha often resorted ( 1 Kings 18:19,42 ; 2 Kings 2:25 ). On its north-west summit there is an ancient establishment of Carmelite monks. Vineyards have recently been planted on the mount by the German colonists of Haifa. The modern Arabic name of the mount is Kurmul, but more commonly Jebel Mar Elyas, i.e., Mount St. Elias, from the Convent of Elias. A town in the hill country of Judah ( Joshua 15:55 ), the residence of Nabal ( 1 Samuel 25:2,5,7,40 ), and the native place of Abigail, who became David's wife ( 1 Samuel 27:3 ). Here king Uzziah had his vineyards ( 2 Chronicles 26:10 ). The ruins of this town still remain under the name of Kurmul, about 10 miles south-south-east of Hebron, close to those of Maon.

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