I was just thinking about when I first wrote my book. I am so proud of this achievement because, at one time in my life, it was just a dream that I never thought I would see come true. The day I held my dream in my hands brought tears to my eyes. It is something I will always remember. I will have the opportunity to tell my grandson about it. Every time I look at it, my heart fills with joy and happiness. Seeing my dreams come true is such a marvelous miracle. Working on my second book has been a challenge, but I know I will eventually finish it. I am in no hurry because I want it to be perfect. For everyone who has a dream, don’t give up on it, and don’t give up on yourself.

My book can be found on Amazon.com

As always, thank you for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul.

The Author of My Life: From the Back Burner Shaunelius Sterns a.k.a. La’Brea Aquaria

Super easy to remember!

Affirmations are like tiny sweets for the soul. They give the boost of positivity, strength, and support that we need in times of struggle and when we want to feel better.

On this blog, I’ve tried to cover every affirmation topic under the sun. But sometimes, it’s the short and simple affirmations that work wonders.

I do prefer shorter affirmations a lot of times because they’re so easy to remember and keep repeating. They’re the words I can imagine up on my wall or on a sticker at the back of my phone – always there to sprinkle a bit of light.

Affirmations, whether short or long, are powerful. These are some of the benefits that have shown up in studies on affirmations.

The regular practice of affirmations leads to,

1. Reduction in harmful stress
2. Increases openness to adopt healthier habits
3. Less worrying and rumination
4. Increase in resilience
5. Control self-sabotaging thoughts and speech, shaping a positive self-talk
6. Better mood
7. Higher self-esteem

I hope that today you will find affirmations that connect to your soul. Whichever phase you are in your life, with these affirmations you will find solace and the right kind of positivity.

To learn more about how to write your own affirmations and practice them well, here’s a postthat you might enjoy!

And, with that, let’s get to our short positive affirmations to brighten up your life.

Short Positive Affirmations

Short Affirmations

1. I am worthy of self-care.
2. My needs are important and valid.
3. I prioritize rest and relaxation.
4. I listen to my body’s signals.
5. I am kind to myself.
6. I nourish my mind, body, and soul.
7. I give myself permission to slow down.
8. I practice self-compassion.
9. I am enough, just as I am.
10. I invest in my own well-being.
11. I am grateful for my body’s health.
12. I choose nourishing foods and drinks.
13. My body is strong and capable.
14. I take care of my physical health.
15. I am full of energy and vitality.
16. I listen to my body’s needs.
17. I prioritize exercise and movement.
18. I attract love, light, abundance.
19. I am a masterpiece in progress.
20. I trust the process of life.
21. I am the architect of my own happiness.
22. I am constantly expanding my horizons.
23. I am a magnet for serendipity.
24. I am in sync with the universe.
25. I am a warrior of light.
26. I am a co-creator of my reality.
27. I am a vessel of divine love.
28. I am a radiant being of light.
29. I am abundant in all areas of my life.
30. I am a channel for positive energy.
31. I am grateful for my present and future.
32. I am the master of my own destiny.
33. I am an unstoppable force of nature.
34. I am the hero of my own story.
35. I am the creator of my own reality.
36. I am a visionary of possibility.
37. I am a miracle in the making.

Short Affirmations that Rhyme

1. Today is mine, a gift divine.
2. I wake with grace, a smile on my face.
3. My heart is light, my thoughts are bright.
4. Opportunities abound, my success is profound.
5. I am brave and bold, my dreams I will hold.
6. Abundance is near, I have nothing to fear.
7. Joy is my song, my happiness is strong.
8. I believe in me, I am limitless and free.
9. Life is a ride, with the universe as my guide.
10. I’m grateful for the day, and all it brings my way.
11. Today is mine to shine.
12. I wake up, no time to fake up.
13. My heart’s aglow, let’s go, let’s go.
14. Opportunities arise, I reach for the skies.
15. I am bold, dreams I’ll hold.
16. Abundance is near, I have no fear.
17. Joy in my soul, let’s rock and roll.
18. Believe, achieve, nothing to grieve.
19. Life’s a ride, enjoy the stride.
20. Grateful for this day, let’s slay, let’s play.
21. Money flows, abundance grows.
22. Wealth is mine, a life so fine.
23. Peaceful mind, free to unwind.

Short Positive Affirmations for the Day

1. I am enough.
2. I am worthy.
3. I am capable.
4. I am powerful.
5. I am confident.
6. I am grateful.
7. I am abundant.
8. I am deserving.
9. I am loved.
10. I am happy.
11. I am healthy.
12. I am balanced.
13. I am fearless.
14. I am resilient.
15. I am positive.
16. I am focused.
17. I am mindful.
18. I am peaceful.
19. I am evolving.
20. I am limitless.
21. I am in control.
22. I am worthy of success.
23. I am capable of growth.
24. I am full of joy.
25. I am surrounded by love.
26. I am blessed with abundance.
27. I am open to new experiences.
28. I am guided by intuition.
29. I am grateful for my life.
30. I am healing and whole.
31. I am aligned with my purpose.
32. I am connected to my inner wisdom.
33. I am attracting positive energy.
34. I am optimistic about the future.
35. I am worthy of respect.
36. I am forgiving and compassionate.
37. I am a magnet for good things.
38. I am confident in my abilities.
39. I am loved and appreciated.
40. I am full of positive energy.
41. I am light and love.
42. I am worthy of abundance.
43. I am at peace within.
44. I am grateful for all.
45. I am a force of good.
46. I am capable of all.
47. I am loved and supported.
48. I radiate positivity.
49. I create my best life.
50. I am divine grace.
51. I am hope personified.
52. I am fearless and free.
53. I am strong and resilient.
54. I attract all good things.
55. I am inspiration in action.
56. I manifest my dreams.
57. I transform my life.
58. I am beauty and grace.
59. I love and accept myself.
60. I am pure and perfect.

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70+ Funny Affirmations to Light Up Your Day

Bring more laughter and fun into your lives!

Who hasn’t heard that laughter is the best medicine? And couple that with affirmations, we now have a foolproof deal!

Today I bring you funny affirmations. And to clarify, it’s not that these affirmations are like jokes, but they are about making more space for fun and laughter in your life.

Having a mind for humor is a power. My father is a super funny person and I have seen how that gives him resilience in the time of struggle.

Laughter soothes and supports us. In the best of times, laughter creates memories, and in the worse time, laughter helps us cope.

Similarly, affirmations are a helpful tool to strengthen ourselves. Here are the benefits that have shown up in studies on affirmations. The regular practice of affirmations leads to,

1. Reduction in harmful stress
2. Increases openness to adopt healthier habits
3. Less worrying and rumination
4. Increase in resilience
5. Control self-sabotaging thoughts and speech, shaping a positive self-talk
6. Better mood
7. Higher self-esteem

By repeating these positive statements to ourselves, we can shift our mindset and allow ourselves to experience more joy, humor, and lightheartedness in our daily lives.

And, with that, here are your funny affirmations:

Funny Affirmations

Funny Daily Affirmations

1. I am open to laughing and having fun.
2. Laughter is my medicine, and I choose to take it often.
3. I allow myself to laugh freely and with abandon.
4. I find joy in making others laugh and smile.
5. I am a magnet for fun and good humor.
6. I am open to experiencing joy and laughter every day.
7. I choose to see the funny side of things and laugh often.
8. I am worthy of experiencing joy, laughter, and fun.
9. I give myself permission to let go and have a good laugh.
10. I allow humor and laughter to fill my life with joy.
11. I embrace the power of laughter to heal and uplift me.
12. I choose to make humor and laughter a daily priority.
13. I am deserving of a life full of laughter, fun, and joy.
14. I find joy in sharing jokes and funny stories with others.
15. I am open to experiencing the joy and laughter that life has to offer.
16. I allow myself to lighten up and enjoy the moment.
17. I choose to surround myself with people who love to laugh and have fun.
18. I find humor and joy in the little things in life.
19. I am a master of laughter, and I let it flow freely in my life.
20. I allow humor and laughter to create positive energy in my life.

Funny Positive Affirmations

1. I allow myself to let loose and have fun.
2. I give myself permission to laugh and be joyful.
3. I choose to find humor and joy in every situation.
4. I embrace the silly, lighthearted moments of life.
5. I let go of worries and allow myself to be happy.
6. I am open to experiencing joy in every moment.
7. I allow myself to be fully present and enjoy the moment.
8. I give myself permission to indulge in laughter and happiness.
9. I choose to see the bright side of every situation.
10. I am worthy of experiencing joy and laughter in my life.
11. I choose to prioritize fun and happiness in my life.
12. I let go of expectations and allow myself to enjoy the moment.
13. I embrace the childlike wonder and curiosity within me.
14. I am grateful for the joy and laughter that fills my life.
15. I allow myself to be silly and carefree.
16. I give myself permission to take a break and enjoy life.
17. I choose to surround myself with people and activities that bring me joy.
18. I am deserving of experiencing happiness and laughter.
19. I let go of stress and allow myself to feel light and carefree.
20. I choose to find the humor and joy in everyday situations.

Short Funny Affirmations

1. I am a laughter warrior.
2. I am a joy magnet.
3. I choose to have fun.
4. I find joy in laughter.
5. I am the fun one.
6. I am a happy soul.
7. I laugh often.
8. I am a smile maker.
9. I choose to be silly.
10. I love to laugh.
11. I am a jokester.
12. I am a fun-seeker.
13. I embrace laughter.
14. I find humor everywhere.
15. I am a joy-spreader.
16. I choose happiness and fun.
17. I am a happiness ambassador.
18. I am a joy explorer.
19. I am a laughter lover.
20. I am a happiness generator.
21. Fun is my middle name.
22. Choose joy every day.
23. Smile, it’s contagious.
24. Find humor in everything.
25. Happy heart, happy life.
26. Embrace the silly moments.
27. Life is better laughing.
28. Jokes bring me joy.
29. Fun fuels my happiness.
30. Joy is all around.
31. Life is a fun ride.
32. Laughter is my therapy.
33. Keep calm, laugh on.
34. Find the funny side.
35. Enjoy life, have fun.
36. Good humor is essential.

I hope you liked these affirmations. A bit of humor can ease our hearts even in the most dire of circumstances. Keep these thoughts and words with you.

And, why not brighten the day of a friend too? Share these affirmations with someone who might find these affirmations helpful. Take care!

111 Happiness Affirmations To Live a Wonderful Life

You deserve to be happy 🙂

Everyone wants to be happy. I don’t think anyone can disagree with that.

But, how many of us really are truly happy?

And, what is happiness?

I’ve tried to answer this question in my post here:

The answer to finding happiness within is a balancing act between kindness towards yourself and kindness towards others. You have to take them both together and build on each other’s strengths.

So, one powerful act of kindness toward yourself that can build on your happiness is saying happiness affirmations.

Affirmations are the words or statements that you say to yourself in response to a situation or feeling. They help us in dealing with challenges and encourage us to do what’s in our welfare.

Here are the benefits that have shown up in studieson affirmations. The regular practice of affirmations leads to,

1. Reduction in harmful stress
2. Increases openness to adopt healthier habits
3. Less worrying and rumination
4. Increase in resilience
5. Control self-sabotaging thoughts and speech, shaping a positive self-talk
6. Better mood
7. Higher self-esteem

So, let’s now look at my curated list of 111 happiness affirmations that will empower you to live a wonderful, happier life:

Happiness Affirmations

1. I choose a path of happiness and wellness.
2. I am creating happiness within myself.
3. I choose to be happy every day of my life.
4. Today is a gift, and I embrace it with positivity.
5. I begin each day with a grateful heart.
6. I approach this day with joy and excitement.
7. I deserve to be happy.
8. Great things are happening.
9. I’m happy and grateful for having loving people in my life.
10. I hold the key to my own happiness.
11. I am pure, positive energy.
12. I feel healthy, joyful, and vibrant.
13. I bring light with me wherever I go.
14. I am a successful and happy person.
15. I choose to be free and happy.
16. I am a healthy and happy person.
17. I am willing to be happy now.
18. I am filled with energy and excitement.
19. Limitless joy is my birthright.
20. I stand in the joy I create from within.
21. I am radiant, beautiful, and thriving.
22. I am creative, passionate, and inspired.
23. I am always happy, hale, and hearty.
24. I am vigorous, energetic, and full of vitality.
25. As I feel happy, I am manifesting more reasons to be happy
26. I accept that happiness is my true nature.
27. My happiness comes from within me.
28. I feel joyful, energetic, and alive.
29. I allow the flow of positive energy to move through me effortlessly.
30. I live a creative, vibrant, passionate life.
31. Joy is the essence of my being
32. I am vibrating with pure joy, abundance, and prosperity.
33. I am experiencing joy in everything I do
34. I am cultivating a beautiful life free of stress, worries, or fear.
35. I deserve absolute and unconditional bliss.
36. I am meant to live a happy life.
37. I am worthy and deserving of a lifetime filled with happiness and joy.
38. I am in charge of my energy, and I’m the only one who chooses how I feel.
39. I build my life on the foundation of joy, peace, and prosperity.
40. My inner joy is the source of all the good in my life.
41. Following my joy reveals the path to my best life.
42. I choose to seek the best in every situation.
43. My happiness comes from within.
44. I choose happiness, and happiness chooses me.
45. I am allowing myself to feel good
46. I am proud of my journey and how far I’ve come.
47. I am filled with positive, loving energy.
48. I am aligned with the highest frequency of love.
49. My inner joy is infinite, limitless, and abundant.
50. I concentrate my thoughts on ideas and beliefs that make me feel good.
51. I am confident, happy, healthy, and powerful.
52. I deserve everything I want in life.
53. I love myself unconditionally.
54. I focus my vision on creating a life of true joy and prosperity.
55. Happiness is always at my fingertips.
56. I deserve to live a joyful, vibrant, passionate life.
57. I am worthy and deserving of my beautiful dreams.
58. Today is a great day to be alive!
59. I radiate love and self-confidence.
60. I am humble yet confident.
61. I am worthy of creating a beautiful life filled with limitless abundance.
62. I greet each day with gratitude, hope, and positivity.
63. I choose to feel good.
64. I am at home in my body.
65. All is well in my world. I am calm, happy, and content.
66. I listen with love to my body’s messages.
67. I deserve all that is good.
68. My happy thoughts help create my healthy body.
69. Everything is working out for my highest good.
70. I make the decisions for myself.

Morning Affirmations for Happiness

1. I am at peace with my past, and I am in love with my present.
2. Today I choose to inhale positive energy and exhale my fears.
3. Success is not the key to my happiness; happiness is the key to my success.
4. When I focus on gratitude, happiness flows to me easily.
5. I am grateful for the magic and miracles that today brings.
6. I find happiness in the little moments.
7. This morning, I feel happy.
8. I trust the world will help me live my best life.
9. When I choose to view my life through the lens of gratitude, more beautiful experiences flow into my life to be grateful for.
10. I am balanced.
11. Today, I choose see the good in myself.
12. I appreciate the goodness in my life.
13. I find more and more to be grateful for.
14. I am proud of myself for making it so far.
15. Gratitude is the bridge to a life of joy, peace, and abundance.
16. My life is truly beautiful, and everything is working out perfectly for me.
17. I am joyfully embracing each new day with gratitude.
18. I am experiencing gratitude for everything I have in my life.
19. I am giving thanks for each exquisite moment.
20. I am appreciating every blessing, no matter how small.
21. I am grateful for my sense of gratitude.
22. I am living my life with awareness and gratitude.
23. I am finding gratitude and joy every day.
24. I am capable of unconditional love.
25. I am willing to be at peace with myself and everyone.
26. I am my greatest well-wisher.
27. I am kind to myself and others.
28. I am surrounded by healing energy.
29. I am happy to be alive.
30. I am grateful for my body.
31. I am a special person.
32. I have a loving relationship with my body.
33. I embrace every bit of my body.
34. I love myself unconditionally.
35. I have the power to create the life I want.
36. I can make it happen.
37. I’m loved. I’m important. I’m unique.
38. Wonderful things are going to happen to me.
39. I am perfect, whole, and complete.
40. I am important.
41. I am worthy of love.

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G. Campbell Morgan understood the unity and connectedness of every part of the Bible, sharing this understanding through his Analyzed Bible. “Telescopic” in nature, his study focused on the structure of the Bible in broad strokes, leaving others to plumb the depths of individual verses and chapters.

Under Campbell’s expert guidance, readers can walk through this soaring panorama of Scripture, gaining the overall contextual understanding of each book’s unique place in the whole of Scripture. Each analysis begins with a clearly charted outline, followed by further detail and discussion of the major conceptual divisions contained within that section.

The Analyzed Bible study system lays a solid foundation to understand how the beautiful redemption story of Scripture unfolds. It sets the perfect stage for later study by providing the users a deep grasp of the scope, context, content, and outline of the Bible as a whole.

WHO IS GEORGE CAMPBELL MORGAN?

George Campbell Morgan (1863 – 1945) pastored Westminster Chapel in London from 1904 to 1919, and again from 1933 to 1943 where he mentored Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who would succeed him in the Westminster pulpit.

Morgan had no formal training for ministry, but his commitment to study and teaching of the Word led to his popularity, with thousands in attendance at his weekly Bible classes. In his many trips from his native England to America, Morgan was invited to lecture at Moody Bible Institute and teach at Biola. In 1902 he was given a Doctor of Divinity degree by the Chicago Theological Seminary.

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For other uses, see Mount Carmel (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Carmel (biblical settlement).

“Mount St Elijah” redirects here. For similarly named topics, see Monte Sant’Elia (disambiguation).

Mount Carmel (Hebrew: הַר הַכַּרְמֶל, romanized: Har haKarmel; Arabic: جبل الكرمل, romanized: Jabal al-Karmil), also known in Arabic as Mount Mar Elias(Arabic: جبل مار إلياس, romanized: Jabal Mār Ilyās, lit. ‘Mount Saint Elias/Elijah‘), is a coastal mountain range in northern Israel stretching from the Mediterranean Sea towards the southeast. The range is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. A number of towns are situated there, most notably the city of Haifa, Israel’s third largest city, located on the northern and western slopes.Mount Carmelהר הכרמל (Hebrew)
جبل الكرمل / جبل مار إلياس (Arabic)

Southern tip of Mount Carmel at sunset, as seen from the entrance to Kibbutz Ma’agan MichaelHighest pointElevation525.4 m (1,724 ft)DimensionsLength39 km (24 mi)Width8 km (5.0 mi)Geography

CountryIsraelDistrictHaifaRange coordinates32°44′N 35°03′EGeologyType of rockLimestone and flintA view of Mount Carmel in 1894.Coloured postcard of “Haifa, Mount Carmel”, by Karimeh Abbud, c. 1925

Etymologyedit

The word karmel has been interpreted to mean: “garden-land”^[1] (of uncertain origin); “vineyard of God“, as a compound of kerem and el; or a clipping of kar male, meaning “full kernel.”^[2] Martin Jan Mulder suggested a third etymology, that of kerem + l with the lamed a sufformative, but this is considered unlikely as evidence for the existence of a lamed sufformative is weak.^[3]

Geography and geology

Historyedit

Palaeolithic and Epipalaeolithicedit

Distribution of the Neanderthal, and main sites, including Tabun cave, 500,000 to around 40,000 BP

As part of a 1929–1934 campaign,^[6] between 1930 and 1932, Dorothy Garrod excavated four caves, and a number of rock shelters, in the Carmel mountain range at el-Wad, el-Tabun, and Es Skhul.^[7] Garrod discovered Neanderthal and early modern human remains, including the skeleton of a Neanderthal female, named Tabun I, which is regarded as one of the most important human fossils ever found.^[8] The excavation at el-Tabun produced the longest stratigraphic record in the region, spanning 600,000 or more years of human activity.^[9] The four caves and rock-shelters (Tabun, Jamal, el-Wad, and Skhul) together yield results from the Lower Paleolithic to the present day, representing roughly a million years of human evolution.^[10] There are also several well-preserved burials of Neanderthals and Homo sapiensand the transition from nomadic hunter-gatherer groups to complex, sedentary agricultural societies is extensively documented at the site. Taken together, these emphasize the paramount significance of the Mount Carmel caves for the study of human cultural and biological evolution within the framework of palaeo-ecological changes.”^[11]

In 2012, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee added the sites of human evolution at Mount Carmel to the List of World Heritage Sites.^[12][13][14] The World Heritage Site includes four caves (Tabun, Jamal, el-Wad, and Skhul) on the southern side of the Nahal Me’arot/Wadi El-Mughara Valley. The site fulfils criteria in two separate categories, “natural” and “cultural”.^[13]

Of great interest for the Near East Epipalaeolithic is Kebara Cave.University of Haifa atop Mount Carmel

In December 2020, archaeologists from the University of Haifa announced the discovery of the oldest known tool used for grinding or scraping, dating back about 350,000 years at the Tabun Cave at Mount Carmel site. According to researchers, this cobble belongs to the Acheulo-Yabrudian complex from the late Lower Paleolithic and was used by hominids for abradingsurfaces.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Ancient agriculture: olive oil and wineedit

Archaeologists have discovered ancient wine and oil presses at various locations on Mount Carmel.^[4][5]

As a strategic locationedit

Hebrew Bibleedit

Promontory and convent of Mount Carmel

Due to the lush vegetation on the sloped hillside, and many caves on the steeper side, Carmel became the haunt of criminals.^[4] Thickly-wooded Carmel was seen as a hiding place, as implied by the Book of Amos.^[4][19] According to the Books of Kings, Elishatravelled to Carmel straight after cursing a group of young men because they had mocked him and the ascension of Elijah by jeering, “Go on up, bald man!” After this, bears came out of the forest and mauled 42 of them.^[20] This does not necessarily imply that Elisha had sought asylum there from any potential backlash,^[4] although the description in the Book of Amos, of the location being a refuge, is dated by textual scholars to be earlier than the accounts of Elisha in the Books of Kings.^[21][22]

Ottoman periodedit

During the Ottoman Period, Mount Carmel was part of Turabay Emirate (1517–1683), which encompassed also the Jezreel Valley, Haifa, Jenin, Beit She’an Valley, northern Jabal Nablus, Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe, and the northern part of the Sharon plain.^[23][24]

World War Iedit

During World War I, Mount Carmel played a significant strategic role. The Battle of Megiddo took place at the head of a pass through the Carmel Ridge, which overlooks the Valley of Jezreel from the south. General Edmund Allenby led the British in the battle, which was a turning point in the war against the Ottoman Empire. The Jezreel Valley had played host to many battles before, including the historically very significant Battle of Megiddo between the Egyptians and Canaanites in the 15th century BCE, but it was only in the 20th-century battle that the Carmel Ridge itself played a significant part, due to the development in artillery and munitions.^{[citation needed]}

As a sacred locationedit

Canaanitesedit

In ancient Canaanite culture, high places were frequently considered to be sacred, and Mount Carmel appears to have been no exception; Egyptian pharaohThutmose III lists a holy headland among his Canaanite territories, and if this equates to Carmel, as Egyptologists such as Maspero believe, then it would indicate that the mountain headland was considered sacred from at least the 15th century BCE.^[4]

Israelites and Hebrew Bibleedit

Altar to Godedit

According to the Books of Kings, there was an altar to God on the mountain, which had fallen into ruin by the time of Ahab, but Elijah built a new one (1 Kings 18:30–32).

Elijahedit

In mainstream Jewish, Christian, and Islamic^[4]thought, Elijah is indelibly associated with the mountain, and he is regarded as having sometimes resided in a grotto on the mountain. Indeed, one Arabic name for Mount Carmel is جبل مار إلياس (Jabal Mar Elyas, lit. “Mount of Saint Elias”). In the Books of Kings, Elijah challenges 450 prophets of Baal to a contest at the altar on Mount Carmel to determine whose deity was genuinely in control of the Kingdom of Israel. As the narrative is set during the rule of Ahaband his association with the Phoenicians, biblical scholars suspect that the Baal in question was probably Melqart.^[25]

According to chapter 18 of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, the challenge was to see which deity could light a sacrifice by fire. After the prophets of Baal had failed, Elijah had water poured upon his sacrifice to saturate the altar. He then prayed. Fire fell and consumed the sacrifice, wood, stones, soil and water, which prompted the Israelite witnesses to proclaim, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!” In the account, Elijah also announced the end to a long three-year drought, which had previously been sent as divine punishment for Israel’s idolatry.

Though there is no biblical reason to assume that the account of Elijah’s victory refers to any particular part of Mount Carmel,^[4] Islamic tradition places it at a point known as El-Maharrakah or rather El-Muhraqa, meaning the burning.^[5]

Two areas have been hypothesized as the possible site for the story about the battle against the priests of Baal. The slaughter could have taken place near the river Kishon, at the mountain base, in an amphitheater-like flat area. The site where the offering took place is traditionally placed on the mountain above Yokneam, on the road to the Druze village of Daliyat el-Karmil, where there is a monastery, built in 1868, called El-Muhraqa (“the burning”, possibly related to the burnt sacrifice”). It is regarded as one of the must-visit tour sites in the area of Haifa.^[26] (See below under “Carmelites (12th c.–present): El-Muhraqa site” for more).

Although archaeological clues are absent, the site is favoured because it has a spring, from which water could have been drawn to wet Elijah’s offering. There is also a sea view, where Elijah looked out to see the cloud announcing rain. However, the biblical text states that Elijah had to climb up to see the sea. There is an altar in the monastery which is claimed to be that which Elijah built in God’s honour, but that is unlikely, as it is not made of the local limestone.^[27]

Druze venerate Elijah, and he is considered a central figure in Druzism,^[28] and due to his importance in Druzism, the settlement of Druze on Mount Carmel had partly to do with Elijah’s story and devotion. There are two large Druze towns on the eastern slopes of Mount Carmel: Daliyat al-Karmel and Isfiya.^[28]

Hellenistic and Roman periodsedit

Iamblichus describes Pythagoras visiting the mountain on account of its reputation for sacredness, stating that it was the most holy of all mountains, and access was forbidden to many, while Tacitus states that there was an oracle situated there, which Vespasian visited for a consultation;^[5] Tacitus states that there was an altar there, but without any image upon it, and without a temple around it.^[29]

The existence of a pagan temple on Mount Carmel is supported by the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax, a fourth century periplus that mentions Mount Carmel as the “mount and temple of Zeus“.^[30]

Carmelites (12th century – present)edit

Stella Maris Monastery in Mount Carmel, Haifa

A Catholic religious order was founded on Mount Carmel in 1209, named the Carmelites, in reference to the mountain range; the founder of the Carmelites is still unknown (d.1265).^[31] In the original Rule or ‘Letter of Life’ given by Albert, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem who was resident in Acre, around the year 1210, this hermit is referred to simply as ‘Brother B’; he probably died around the date 1210 and could have been either a pilgrim, someone serving out a penance or a crusader who had stayed in the Holy Land.^{[citation needed]}

Although Louis IX of France is sometimes named as the founder, he was not, and had merely visited it in 1252.^[5]Stella Maris siteAccording to Carmelite tradition, the crypt of the Stella Maris Monastery, seen here on a 1913 photo, was originally the hiding cave of Elijah

The Order was founded at the site that it claimed had been the location of Elijah’s cave, 1,700 feet (520 m) above sea level at the northwestern end of the mountain range.^[4]

Though there is no documentary evidence to support it, Carmelite tradition suggests that a community of Jewish hermits had lived at the site from the time of Elijah until the Carmelites were founded there; prefixed to the Carmelite Constitution of 1281 was the claim that from the time when Elijah and Elisha had dwelt devoutly on Mount Carmel, priests and prophets, Jewish and Christian, had lived “praiseworthy lives in holy penitence” adjacent to the site of the “fountain of Elisha”^{[dubious – discuss]} in an uninterrupted succession.^{[dubious – discuss][citation needed]}

A Carmelite monastery was founded at the site shortly after the Order itself was created, and was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of “Star of the Sea” (“stella maris” in Latin), a common medieval presentation of her.^[4]

The Carmelite Order grew to be one of the major Catholic religious orders worldwide, although the monastery at Carmel has had a less successful history. During the Crusades the monastery often changed hands, frequently being converted into a mosque.^[5] In 1799 the building was finally converted into a hospital, by Napoleon, but in 1821 the surviving structure was destroyed by the pasha of Damascus.^[5] A new monastery was later constructed directly over a nearby cave, after funds were collected by the Carmelite Order for restoration of the monastery.^[5] The cave, which now forms the crypt of the monastic church, is termed “Elijah’s grotto” by the Discalced Carmelitefriars who have custody of the monastery.^[5]El-Muhraqa siteEl-Mohraka, in the 1850s, as depicted by van de Velde

Under Islamic control the location at the highest peak of the Carmel came to be known as “El-Maharrakah” or “El-Muhraqa”, meaning “place of burning”, in reference to the account of Elijah’s challenge to the priests of Hadad.^[5] This, perhaps not coincidentally, is also the highest natural point of the mountain range.^{[citation needed]}The Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

One of the oldest scapulars is associated with Mount Carmel and the Carmelites. According to Carmelite tradition, the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmelwas first given to St. Simon Stock, an EnglishCarmelite, by the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Carmelites refer to her under the title “Our Lady of Mount Carmel,” and celebrate 16 July as her feast day.^{[citation needed]}

Baháʼí

The Shrine of the Báb and its Terraces on Mount Carmel, 2004.

Mount Carmel is considered a sacred place for followers of the Baháʼí Faith, and is the location of the Baháʼí World Centre and the Shrine of the Báb. The location of the Baháʼí holy places has its roots in the imprisonment of the religion’s founder, Bahá’u’lláh, near Haifa by the Ottoman Empire during the Ottoman Empire’s rule over Palestine.

The Shrine of the Báb is a structure where the remains of the Báb, the founder of Bábism and forerunner of Bahá’u’lláh in the Baháʼí Faith, have been laid to rest. The shrine’s precise location on Mount Carmel was designated by Bahá’u’lláh himself and the Báb’s remains were laid to rest on March 21, 1909, in a six-room mausoleum made of local stone. The construction of the shrine with a golden dome was completed over the mausoleum in 1953,^[32] and a series of decorative terraces around the shrine were completed in 2001. The white marbles used were from the same ancient source that most Athenianmasterpieces were using, the Penteliko Mountain.

Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, writing in the Tablet of Carmel, designated the area around the shrine as the location for the administrative headquarters of the religion; the Baháʼí administrative buildings were constructed adjacent to the decorative terraces, and are referred to as the Arc, on account of their physical arrangement.

Ahmadiyya Muslimsedit

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has its largest Israeli mosque on Mount Carmel, in the Kababirquarter of Haifa, known as the Mahmood Mosque. It is a unique structure with two minarets.^[33] The mosque was once visited by the president of Israel, Shimon Peres, for an iftar dinner.^[34]

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