At the foot of Mount Carmel flows a river where Elijah took the prophets of Baal to be executed. What is its name?
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Correct answer: Kishon River
After the fire fell from heaven, Elijah ordered the people to seize the prophets of Baal. He brought them down to the Brook Kishon, which runs along the base of the mountain, and executed them there.
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