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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Carmel
     a park; generally with the article, "the park." (1.) A prominent
     headland of Central Palestine, consisting of several connected
     hills extending from the plain of Esdraelon to the sea, a
     distance of some 12 miles or more. At the east end, in its
     highest part, it is 1,728 feet high, and at the west end it


     forms a promontory to the bay of Acre about 600 feet above the
     sea. It lay within the tribe of Asher. It was here, at the east
     end of the ridge, at a place called el-Mukhrakah (i.e., the
     place of burning), that Elijah brought back the people to their
     allegiance to God, and slew the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18).
     Here were consumed the "fifties" of the royal guard; and here
     also Elisha received the visit of the bereaved mother whose son
     was restored by him to life (2 Kings 4:25-37). "No mountain in
     or around Palestine retains its ancient beauty so much as
     Carmel. Two or three villages and some scattered cottages are
     found on it; its groves are few but luxuriant; it is no place
     for crags and precipices or rocks of wild goats; but its surface
     is covered with a rich and constant verdure." "The whole
     mountain-side is dressed with blossom, and flowering shrubs, and
     fragrant herbs." The western extremity of the ridge is, however,
     more rocky and bleak than the eastern. The head of the bride in
     Cant. 7:5 is compared to Carmel. It is ranked with Bashan on
     account of its rich pastures (Isa. 33:9; Jer. 50:19; Amos 1:2).
     The whole ridge is deeply furrowed with rocky ravines filled
     with dense jungle. There are many caves in its sides, which at
     one time were inhabited by swarms of monks. These caves are
     referred to in Amos 9:3. To them Elijah and Elisha often
     resorted (1 Kings 18:19, 42; 2 Kings 2:25). On its north-west
     summit there is an ancient establishment of Carmelite monks.
     Vineyards have recently been planted on the mount by the German
     colonists of Haifa. The modern Arabic name of the mount is
     Kurmul, but more commonly Jebel Mar Elyas, i.e., Mount St.
     Elias, from the Convent of Elias.
     
       (2.) A town in the hill country of Judah (Josh. 15:55), the
     residence of Nabal (1 Sam. 25:2, 5, 7, 40), and the native place
     of Abigail, who became David's wife (1 Sam. 27:3). Here king
     Uzziah had his vineyards (2 Chr. 26:10). The ruins of this town
     still remain under the name of Kurmul, about 10 miles
     south-south-east of Hebron, close to those of Maon.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Carmel, circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Carmel, CA
    Zip code(s): 93923
  Carmel, IN (city, FIPS 10342)
    Location: 39.96932 N, 86.10951 W
    Population (1990): 25380 (9645 housing units)
    Area: 32.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 46032
  Carmel, ME
    Zip code(s): 04419
  Carmel, NY
    Zip code(s): 10512

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Carmel, IN -- U.S. city in Indiana
     Population (2000):    37733
     Housing Units (2000): 14107
     Land area (2000):     17.812195 sq. miles (46.133372 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.106801 sq. miles (0.276614 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    17.918996 sq. miles (46.409986 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            10342
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             39.972917 N, 86.107877 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     46032
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Carmel, IN
      Carmel
  

















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