When they prayed for fire, no fire came because Baal is a FALSE god.
Elijah asked the pagan prophets of Baal to put more water on the sacrifice he was giving to the living God.
450 prophets is the answer :)
The prophet who executed the prophets of Baal after God consumed his offering with fire was Elijah.
The prophet was Elijah.
There are about 1,000 prophets in the Bible, including 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of the sacred pole. (1 Kings 18:18, 19)
King Ahab and his wife Jezebel were the evil rulers of the northern kingdom. Elijah 3 years prior proclaimed there would be a drought and no rain, but now God tells Elijah to go and talk to Ahab and there will be rain. Elijah tells Ahab to gather all the prophets of Baal and the prophets of Asherah on Mount Carmel. It was the false prophets of Baal (450) that were killed ( I Kings 18.)
This event happened on Mount Carmel. The Carmel range of mountains extend about 30 miles and the highest point is 1800 ft. It is not know at what point along this range Elijah encountered the prophets of Baal.
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King Ahab
Prophet Elijah. After which he challanged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.
Elijah taught us to be kind and giving to thy neighbour, the prophets were seen as the unworthy when Elijah was with them, this is what they wanted to change
Elijah mocked the false prophets by suggesting that Baal was sleeping or busy when they called on him to send down fire to light their sacrifice. He challenged them to call louder or try harder to get Baal's attention, knowing that their false god was powerless.