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  2. Jezebel - Wikipedia

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    After these events, Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram-Damascus, besieged Israel and threatened to capture Ahab's wives, including Jezebel. Ahab refused and defeated him in battle. However, he spared Ben-Hadad's life, an act that was denounced by an unnamed prophet. The prophet also declared that Israel would be ravaged by the Arameans as punishment. [32]

  3. Ahab - Wikipedia

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    Ahab became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah, and reigned for twenty-two years, according to 1 Kings 16:29. William F. Albright dated his reign to 869–850 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele offered the dates 874–853 BC. [8] Most recently, Michael Coogan has dated Ahab's reign to 871–852 BC. [9]

  4. Opinion - West Bank settlers are reenacting King Ahab’s sin

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    Ahab sulked and refused to eat, until his wife Jezebel provided a solution. Pretending to be the king, she wrote to the elders of Naboth’s village under his seal and ordered them to hold a feast ...

  5. Tel Jezreel - Wikipedia

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    Queen Jezebel executed by defenestration in Jezreel, by Gustav Doré. Prior to the division of the United Kingdom of Israel, the city was the hometown of Ahinoam, second wife of King David, Michal, Saul's daughter, being the first, Ahinoam being his second, and Abigail, widow of Nabal, being his third (1 Samuel 25:43).

  6. Obadiah (1 Kings) - Wikipedia

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    According to 1 Kings 18:4, Obadiah hid a hundred prophets of God in two caves, fifty in each, to protect them from Jezebel, Ahab's wife.Later statements of the prophet Elijah, where he describes himself as the only remaining prophet of Yahweh [2] led biblical theologian Otto Thenius to conclude that eventually they were captured and killed, but George Rawlinson and other commentators argue ...

  7. List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources

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    Jezebel, wife of king Ahab of Israel. A seal was found that may bear her name, but the dating and identification with the biblical Jezebel is a subject of debate among scholars. [202] Josiah, king of Judah. Three seals were found that may have belonged to his son Eliashib. [203] Nathan-melech, one of Josiah's officials in 2 Kings 23:11.

  8. Sins of Jezebel - Wikipedia

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    Ahab sends for Jezebel, however, and commands Jehu, his captain, to escort her caravan safely to Jezreel. Once Jehu meets Jezebel, he immediately becomes attracted to her and she confuses him for Ahab. Jezebel finally arrives at Jezreel and is greeted by Ahab who, stunned by her beauty, provides her with an individual chamber until they marry.

  9. Companions of Jehu - Wikipedia

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    Jehu was famous for killing Jezebel by having her thrown out of a window and stomping her to death. According to the Books of Kings , Jezebel was responsible for inciting her husband King Ahab to embrace the cult of Baal , outlaw the Jewish religion , and subject all suspected worshippers of the God of Israel to religious persecution and mass ...