Editing Haifa (section)

===In the Hebrew Bible===
[[Mount Carmel]] and the [[Kishon River]] are mentioned in the [[Hebrew Bible]].<ref name=kings>{{Bibleverse|1|Kings|19:9|HE}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kishon.html |title=Kishon |publisher=[[Encyclopedia.com]]  |access-date=20 March 2008 |archive-date=19 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219072600/http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kishon.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

A grotto on the top of Mount Carmel is known as the "Cave of Elijah",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.triptern.com/guide/haifa-Cave-of-Elijah |title=Trip Tern &#124; Cave of Elijah, Haifa |access-date=2013-04-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615220103/http://www.triptern.com/guide/haifa-Cave-of-Elijah |archive-date=15 June 2013}}</ref> traditionally linked to the Prophet [[Elijah]] and his apprentice, Elisha.<ref name=kings/> In Arabic, the highest peak of the Carmel range is called the ''Muhraka'', or "place of burning", harking back to the burnt offerings and sacrifices there in Canaanite and early Israelite times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bahai-library.com/ullian_israel_haifa |title=Book Excerpt: Frommer's Guide to Israel, "Haifa" |publisher=Bahai-library.com |date=21 April 1948 |access-date=5 May 2009 |archive-date=18 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018182422/http://bahai-library.com/ullian_israel_haifa |url-status=live}}</ref>