1 Kings 18:30–38

³⁰And Elijah saith to all the people, ‘Come nigh unto me;’ and all the people come nigh unto him, and he repaireth the altar of Jehovah that is broken down; ³¹and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, ‘Israel is thy name;’ ³²and he buildeth with the stones an altar, in the name of Jehovah, and maketh a trench, as about the space of two measures of seed, round about the altar. ³³And he arrangeth the wood, and cutteth in pieces the bullock, and placeth it on the wood, and saith, ‘Fill ye four pitchers of water, and pour on the burnt-offering, and on the wood; ³⁴and he saith, ‘Do it a second time;’ and they do it a second time; and he saith, ‘Do it a third time;’ and they do it a third time; ³⁵and the water goeth round about the altar, and also, the trench he hath filled with water. ³⁶And it cometh to pass, at the going up of the evening -present, that Elijah the prophet cometh nigh and saith, ‘Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be known that Thou art God in Israel, and I Thy servant, that by Thy word I have done the whole of these things; ³⁷answer me, O Jehovah, answer me, and this people doth know that Thou art Jehovah God; and Thou hast turned their heart backward.’ ³⁸And there falleth a fire of Jehovah, and consumeth the burnt-offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and the water that is in the trench it hath licked up.