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  2. Jezebel - Wikipedia

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    Jezebel and Ahab meeting Elijah, print by Sir Francis Dicksee (1853–1928) Her coronation as queen upset the balance of power between Yahwism and Baalism. [18] [19] As queen, Jezebel institutionalized Baalism and killed Yahwist prophets, which most likely included the priests of Jeroboam's golden calf cult, [20] and desecrated their altars.

  3. Category:Jezebel - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to Jezebel, Queen of Israel, and her depictions. According to the biblical narrative, Jezebel replaced Yahwism with Baal and Asherah worship and was responsible for Naboth’s death. This caused irreversible damage to the reputation of the Omride dynasty, who were already unpopular among the Israelites.

  4. 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. [194] Josiah, king of Judah. Three seals were found that may have belonged to his son Eliashib. [195] Nathan-melech, one of Josiah's officials in 2 Kings 23:11.

  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. Sins of Jezebel - Wikipedia

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    On her wedding night, Jezebel evades Ahab and pursues Jehu, whom she seduces. Jezebel establishes the cult of Baal, her idol, in Israel and builds a temple. Jehovah, the God of the Israelites, delivers drought upon Israel because of the idolatry and sends his prophet Elijah to reprimand the people. Elijah prays to Jehovah and the drought ends.

  7. 2 Kings 9 - Wikipedia

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    2 Kings 9 is the ninth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]

  8. Ahab - Wikipedia

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    Under Jezebel's influence, he abandoned Yahweh and established Baal and Asherah cults in Israel according to 1 Kings 16:29–33. For example, he allowed Hiel the Bethelite to rebuild Jericho , even though it was 'cursed' by Yahweh (1 Kings 16:34), and helped his wife kill opponents, such as the "servants of Yahweh" and possibly, the priests of ...

  9. Eve LaPlante - Wikipedia

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    Eve LaPlante is an American writer of historical non-fiction.. LaPlante has published non-fiction books and many articles and essays, primarily about New England historical subjects, including some of her early American ancestors such as Anne Hutchinson in American Jezebel.