Elijah's Melons
Preserved but no longer current.
Certain stones on Mount Carmel are so called. The story is that the owner of the land refused to supply the wants of the prophet, and consequently his melons were transformed into stones. — STANLEY; Sinai and Palestine.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Elijah's Melons” mean?
Certain stones on Mount Carmel are so called. The story is that the owner of the land refused to supply the wants of the prophet, and consequently his melons were transformed into stones. — STANLEY; Sinai and Palestine.
Is “Elijah's Melons” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.