1 Samuel 25:36

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Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

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Carmel was the Judean town where wealthy Nabal held his sheep-shearing feast, while nearby Maon was his home territory in the wilderness of Judah. Jezreel was likely the local settlement associated with Nabal’s household, and Paran recalls the broader wilderness region from which David’s band had come.

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1 Samuel 25:36 mentions Carmel, Jezreel, Maon and Paran.