1 Kgs 18:30

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he repaired.

1Kgs 19:10; 1Kgs 19:14; 2Chr 33:16; Rom 11:3

the altar of the Lord.

This altar of Jehovah was probably built in the time of the judges; and it was even known among the heathen by the name of the altar of Carmel.

Both Tacitus and Suetonius mention an altar on mount Carmel, which Vespasian went to consult: there was no temple nor statue, but simply an altar, venerable for its antiquity.