1 Kings 18: Elijah and the Prophets of Baal on Carmel

Elijah returns to Ahab as the drought enters its third year, meeting Obadiah, the palace steward who had hidden a hundred prophets. On Mount Carmel Baal stays silent, but fire from the LORD consumes Elijah's soaked offering, the people confess Him as God, and rain returns after Elijah prays.

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When Elijah rebuilt the LORD’s altar, why did he use twelve stones (1 Kings 18:30-31)?

To stand for the months the drought had lasted in the landTo stand for the years Ahab had already reigned in SamariaTo stand for the tribes descended from Jacob, renamed IsraelTo stand for the LORD’s prophets who had escaped Jezebel