The Clash of Cults on Mount Carmel: Do Archeological Records and Historical
The clash of cults on Mount Carmel: Do archeological records and historical
documents support the biblical episode of Elijah and the Ba‘al Priests?
Tal Rusak
Cornell University
GEOGRAPHIC MAPS
Map. The area of the Deir El Muhraqa monetary on Mount Carmel. This is the supposed area of the physical clash of cults, as described in the bible. Note the close proximity between the summit and the Kishon Brook, denoted by a transliteration of its Hebrew name, “Nahal Qishon,” on the map. Note that present day roads and trails are shown. Footnote 84
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Map. The Samaria region, denoted here by its Hebrew name “Shomeron.” Note the hilly territory and the valley that lies west of Shomeron. Footnote 13
Map. Hazor, denoted “Tel Hazor” on the map, is not found near a peak but rather in high-lying ground in the Galilee. Footnote 39
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Map. The ruins of Jezreel lie near a present-day town of the same name, whose Hebrew transliteration, “Yizre’el,” is written on the map. The archeological ruins are at Tel Yizre’el. Footnote 37
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Map. The ruins at Tel Megiddo lie near the present day town by the same name. Footnote 49
Map. Present day Sour-region, corresponding to the low-lying biblical Tyre. Footnote 22
4 Scale for Survey of Israel Maps (all of the above, but not the Sidon Map):
Map. The Sidon, Lebanon region, location of the biblical city by the same name.
5 Overview Map
Legend of Markers: 1. Deir El Muhraqa 2. Samaria 3. Hazor 4. Jezreel 5. Megiddo 6. Tyre 7. Sidon
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