Note 238 — VII. ESDRAELON PLAIN AND ITS VICINITY.

It is worthy of note, that in this single place the ancient name of Carmel is preserved among the people. This being called Dâliet el Carmel to distinguish it from the Dâlieh of the Rohha district, yet the denomination Carmel is not otherwise given to this mountain by the Arab population. Dâlieh signifies “a vine,” this, therefore, is the “vine of Carmel,” and Carmel itself signifies “God’s vineyard!”