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Mount Carmel in the bible – a symbol of beauty and belief- part 2

What is unique and important with Mount Carmel? The great miracle of fire falling down from the skies, burning all the water, the entire altar, is a mark for the magical and mysterious power of the place as written in 1 kings 18: 38-39- “  וַתִּפֹּל אֵשׁ-יְהוָה, וַתֹּאכַל אֶת-הָעֹלָה וְאֶת-הָעֵצִים, וְאֶת-הָאֲבָנִים, וְאֶת-הֶעָפָר; וְאֶת-הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר-בַּתְּעָלָה, לִחֵכָה [...]

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Mount Carmel in the bible – a symbol of beauty and belief

When we are being told about a name of a place in the bible, we usually don’t ask why this place was chosen and not other; we usually ask what happened there. Today we will speak about a place that symbols the beauty character of the promise land and also the place when the belief [...]

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