Carmel (I)

I. CARMEL, a City in the Tribe of Judah, situated on a Mountain of the same name, in the Southern-part of Palestine. Josh. xv. 55. and 2 Kings xxv. 5. 1 Sam. xxv. 5.There Nabal the Carmelite, Abigail’s Husband dwelt. S. Jerom¹ says, that in his time the Romans had a Garison at Carmel, which is to be understood of the City of this name, South of Judah. Upon this very Mountain Saul returning from his expedition against Amalek, erected a triumphal Arch. 1 Sam. xv. 11.

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