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 ...

This is the mountain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on which the prophet Elijah successfully challenged the priests of Baal and won the people to the true God. The feast of Our Lady of Mount ...

"This wonderful oratorio combines the colorful and dramatic story of Elijah — his showdown with the priests of Baal, his call for rain to drought-stricken Israel, his ascension to heaven in a ...

Elijah remonstrates ... pagan deity Baal; living as a hermit under angelic protection demonstrates the power of true belief ...