Certainly some of the most dramatic two chapters in the Bible are 1 Kings 18-19– the story of Elijah’s triumph over the prophets of Baal, and the aftermath, involving a flight to Mt. Horeb. Mt. Carmel today has a nice monastery on top, and a great view of the Jezreel valley. Here’s the statue of Elijah in the act of dispatching some false prophets….
And here’s the overlook of a hazy Jezreel valley….
There are caves found here where the prophets may have hung out.
Haze is a theme of this post, because next we will take a little ride on the Sea of Galilee….
You can just see the cliffs of Arbel in the distance. 
This shot shows the Jesus boat museum, which we will explore in the next post.
In the distance one can see the Mt. of Beatitudes and under that plastic is growing banana palms. There is always a fishing demonstration about how the ancients would have done it on these little jaunts on the Sea of Galilee…. here’s the demonstration…..
, a small circular net with weights around the perimeter. Here’s the mooring rope as well. 
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