Carmel was a small town in Judah (cf. Joshua 15:55; 1 Samuel 25:2), a convenient place for Saul to stop on his return from battle with the Amalekites.1
Carmel was a small town in Judah (cf. Joshua 15:55; 1 Samuel 25:2), a convenient place for Saul to stop on his return from battle with the Amalekites.1
12 And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning. And it was told Samuel, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself and turned and passed on and went down to Gilgal.”