Mt. Carmel

1 KingsChapters 17 - 22

Ahab & Elijah

Tirzah

Shechem

Samaria

Jerusalem

After ruling from Tirzah for 6 years, Omri purchased the

“hill of Shmer” and made it his capital Samaria. (16:21-24)

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The hill of Samaria, site of Ahab’s capital

Excavations at Ahab’s Palace

““IVORY HOUSE”IVORY HOUSE”in Samaria

1 Kings 22:39

Site of Ahab & Jezebel’s palace at Samaria

Mt. Carm

el

Mt.Gilboa

Plain of Megiddo (Jezreel)

Plain of Sharon

Lower Jordan ValleySea ofGalilee

Wad

i Far

ia

Arauna Pass

ELower Jordan Valley

Shechem

Megiddo

Beth-shan

Ahab’s neighborhood -- surrounding political and economic pressures

Jezreel

Samaria

From Aram

From Ammon

From Egypt

From Phoenicia

Jezreel

Sent by God in a period of gross idolatry in the Northern Kingdom, Elijah warned Ahab of coming drought, was fed by ravens at the Brook Cherith in Gilead and by a widow at Zerephath. Three years later he returned to Samaria to

challenge Jezebel’s prophets of Baal. (17-18)

Samaria

ARAMPHO

ENICIA

ISRAEL

JUDAH

MOAB

PHILISTIA

Jerusalem

Ramoth-gilead

Mt. Carmel

Hazor Abel-meholah

Jabesh-gilead

Tishbe (home of Elijah)

Zerephath

Brook Cherith

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Dead (salt) Sea

Sea ofGalilee

Jezreel

Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel, a center of Baal worship. (18:19-40)

Samaria

ARAM

PHOENICIA

ISRAELJUDAH

MOAB

PHILISTIA

Jerusalem

Sidon

Ramoth-gilead

Mt. Carm

el

Hazor Abel-meholah

Jabesh-gilead

Tishbe (home of Elijah)

Dead (Salt) Sea

Sea ofGalilee

E

Jezreel

Elijah confronts Baal on Mt. Carmel, between Sidon, home of Jezebel, and Samaria. (18)

Samaria

ARAM

PHOENICIA

ISRAELJUDAH

MOAB

PHILISTIA

Jerusalem

Sidon

Ramoth-gilead

Mt. Carmel

Hazor Abel-meholah

Jabesh-gilead

Tishbe (home of Elijah)

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Dead (Salt) Sea

Sea of Galilee

Muhraqa “Place of Burning” …traditional site of Elijah vs Baal on Mt. Carmel (overlooking the Jezreel Valley)

Worship of Baal

In reality, worship of Satan

Jezreel

Mt. Carm

el

Kishon s

tream

Mt. Gilboa

Plain of Jezreel

GodGod sends fire to consume Elijah's sacrifice.

The people chant, “The LORD, He is God!”“The LORD, He is God!”)

Samaria

ESea of Galilee

Mt. Carmel

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Probable location of Elijah’s confrontation with Baal

Probable site of Elijah’s challenge to the prophets of Baal

Open area on a lower slope of Mt. Carmel

Plain of Jezreel E

The Kishon Stream

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Plain of Jezreel viewed from Mt. Carmel

Kishon Stream

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Jezreel

Mt. Carm

el

KISHON s

tream

KISHON s

tream

Mt. Gilboa

Plain of Jezreel

Through heavy rain, Elijah runs across the Plain of Jezreel to Jezreel. (18:44-46)

Samaria

ESea ofGalilee

“Elijah’s Spring” at (TRADITIONAL) Mt. Sinai in Egypt

Mt. Sinai (Horeb) in Saudi Arabia

Jezreel

Elijah returns from Sinai and anoints Elisha as his successor in his field at Meholah. (19:19-21)

Samaria

ARAM

PHOENICIA

ISRAEL

JUDAH

MOAB

PHILISTIA

Jerusalem

Sidon

Ramoth-gilead

Mt. Carm

el

HazorAbel-meholah

(home of Elisha)

Jabesh-gilead

Tishbe (home of Elijah)

E

Dead (Salt) Sea

Sea ofGalilee

Jezreel

E

Centers of economic and political Power in the 9th cent B.C. Aram sought the access to Phoenician markets enjoyed by Israel.

Samaria

ARAM

PHOENICIA

ISRAEL JUDAH

MOAB

PHILISTIA

Dead (Salt) Sea

Sea ofGalilee

JezreelSamaria

ARAM

PHOENICIA

ISRAEL

JUDAH

MOAB

PHILISTIA

JerusalemSidon

Ramoth-gilead

Mt. Carm

el

Lo-debar

Abel-beth-maachah

Hazor

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Dead (Salt) Sea

Sea ofGalilee

Aram’s Great Multitude attacks Samaria

AND their “God of the MOUNTAINS”

GREAT SlaughterGREAT VICTORY

Ramoth-gilead

Jezreel ISRAEL

ARAM

Lower Aphek

Upper Aphek

Beth-shan

“The Plain”

Mt. Gilboa

A loss in the “battle of the plain” in Ahab’s second war with the Arameans would have given Ben-hadad free access to the

Plain of Jezreel and Phoenician markets. (20:23-30)

Plain ofJezreel

E

Sea of Galilee

Aram attacks

“The GOD of the PLAINS”

The “plain” where Ben-hadad (Aram) challenged Ahab

Yarmuk Valley Jordan Valley

Sea of Galilee (Southern End)

Trans-Jordan Mountains

Ramoth-gilead

E

Ramoth-gilead

JezreelISRAEL

Lower Aphek

Upper Aphek

Beth-shan

Mt. Gilboa

Ben Hadad flees to Aphek. (20: 29,30)

Jordan Valley

Sea of

Galilee

You shall know that “I am the LORD”

Israel kills 100,000 Arameans

“The Plain”

SOOOO, Aram attacks

“The GOD of the PLAINS”

Lower Aphek

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Sea of Galilee

Lower Aphek

You shall know that “I am the LORD”

Israel kills 100,000 Arameans

Walls of APHEK fell on 27,000 Arameans

E

JezreelISRAEL

ARAM

Lower Aphek

Upper Aphek

Sea of Galilee

E

Jordan Valley

Vineyard?

Naboth’s Vineyard?

Mt. Gilboa

Harod Valley

Site of Jezreel

E

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Mt. Gilboa

Harod Valley

TROUBLE- Ramoth-gilead

Site of Jezreel

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Ramoth-gilead

JezreelISRAEL

ARAM

Ahab AND Jehoshaphat attack Ben-hadad. (22:1-4)

Lower Aphek

Upper Aphek

AHAB: “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongsto us, and we are doing nothing to take it out ofthe hand of the king of Aram?” (22:3)

Sea of Galilee

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Jordan Valley

3 years passed, NO war

Ramoth-gilead

JezreelISRAEL

ARAM

Killed in battle with Aram, Ahab is returned to Samaria for burial. (22:34-38)

Lower Aphek

Upper Aphek

Samaria

Jordan Valley

Sea of Galilee

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Word of LORD FULFILLED!

Word of LORD FULFILLED!

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