Perhaps the best known Bible story that refers to Baal is in the 18th chapter of I Kings, where the prophet Elijah publicly challenges the priests of Baal to a contest. Both the prophet and the ...

Elijah appeared to King Achaab and chalenged the false prophets to prove who is true God, the God of Israel or Baal (III Kings 18:16-40). Four hundred and fifty priests of Baal gathered at the ...

2 Kings 2:11 Elijah was a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel at a time when the Israelites were unsteady with their religious convictions and began worshipping the false god Baal.

Elijah explains the reason for his visit. He wants a showdown with Jezebel's priests, her 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah. So, Jezebel's prophets and the people of Israel gather ...

At her table were no less than 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Baal’s ... Shocked by this blatant crime, Elijah pronounced a curse on Ahab and his house. His prophecy was fulfilled ...

In the context of Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), Elijah is depicted as a prophet of unparalleled dedication and effectiveness. His confrontations with the prophets of Baal at Mount Carmel, his ...

He first appears as a zealous prophet for God. There's something wild and primeval ... worshiping the Israelite God and [the Canaanite god] Baal. So Elijah was out to defeat idolatry, but he didn't ...

The Biblical story, as told in 1 Kings 18:1 – 18, narrates a spiritual contest between Elijah, whom the Bible portrays as a prophet of God and another set of prophets – the prophets of Baal ...