In 1 Kings 18 we have the well-known story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal and Asherah on Mount Carmel. After their famous confrontation, we read this in 1 Kings 18:40: "Then Elijah commanded them, ...

His wife, Jezebel had been a priestess of the Canaanite god Baal, who was supposed to bring rain. Elijah, the true God (Yahweh) prophet, had already wrought several miracles before God finally sent ...