1 Kings 18:2

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Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. The famine was sore in Samaria.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Samaria, the northern kingdom’s capital in the central highlands, suffered the severe famine that frames Ahab’s search for food. Mount Carmel, overlooking the Mediterranean near the Kishon

Places in this passage

1 Kings 18:2 mentions Jezreel, Kishon, Mount Carmel and Samaria.

Photo of Mount Carmel — Mount Carmel · Chadner