... > Raamattu > Vanha Testamentti > kertomus profeetta Eliasta > Elijah defies the priests of Baal; the end of the drought (1 Kings 18:20-46) > two sacrificial altars are set up ~ story of Elijah > an altar is prepared by the Baal-worshippers and a bull is laid upon it; all the priests' cries, wild dances and self-mutilations are in vain (sacrifice on Mount Carmel) > the Baal-worshippers are mocked by Elijah