1 Kings 18:30

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Elijah said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near to him. He repaired the altar of Yahweh that was thrown down.

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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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Mount Carmel, a ridge overlooking the Mediterranean near the Kishon Valley, was the public setting where Elijah rebuilt the Lord’s altar before Israel. Samaria was Ahab’s capital, Jezreel his nearby royal center, and the Kishon the valley river where the contest’s aftermath unfolded, underscoring Israel’s covenant crisis under Baal worship.

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1 Kings 18:30 mentions Jezreel, Kishon, Mount Carmel and Samaria.

Photo of Mount Carmel — Mount Carmel · Chadner