Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AhabAhab - Wikipedia

    Ahab ( / ˈeɪhæb /; Hebrew: אַחְאָב, Modern: ʾAḥʾav, Tiberian: ʾAḥʾāḇ; Akkadian: 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 Aḫâbbu; Koinē Greek: Ἀχαάβ Achaáb; Latin: Achab) was the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. [1] He was widely criticized for causing "moral decline" in ...

  2. Jan 4, 2022 · Question. Who was King Ahab in the Bible? Answer. Ahab was one in a line of increasingly evil kings in Israel’s history, starting with the reign of Jeroboam. King Ahab “did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him” ( 1 Kings 16:30 ).

  3. Ahab (flourished 9th century bce) was the seventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel (reigned 874–c. 853 bce), according to the Bible, and son of King Omri. Omri left to Ahab an empire that comprised not only territory east of the Jordan River, in Gilead and probably Bashan, but also the land of Moab, whose king was tributary. The ...

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. People also ask

    • Ahab had a very nonchalant attitude towards his sin and the sins of others. “Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him.
    • Ahab married a woman that was more wicked than he was. “There was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his wife.
    • Ahab was at odds with Elijah the Prophet. A good portion of Ahab’s life is connected to Elijah. One of the first things we know about Ahab in the Bible concerning his introduction to Elijah is it wasn’t on good terms.
    • Ahab was surrounded by godly influence but chose not to listen to them. Of the things to know about Ahab perhaps this one is the most surprising. Ahab had people around him who served God but for some reason their influence in his life was not great enough to cause him to change his behavior.
  5. There are two men of this name; the eighth king of Israel, who reigned c. 869-850 b.c. and whose story is told mainly in 1 Kings 16-22; and a certain false prophet who lived among exiled Jews in Babylon early in the 6th cent. b.c. known only by Jeremiah’s references to him ( Jer 29:21, 22 ). I. Ahab, the son of Omri.

  6. en.bibleodyssey.org › articles › ahabAhab - Bible Odyssey

    Ahab was the son and successor of Omri. According to the Bible, he was one of Israel’s worst kings. The Bible presents him as the seventh king of Israel since the beginning of the divided monarchy following Solomon’s death. Who Was the Historical Ahab? Ahab was a real person who reigned over the northern kingdom of Israel from 871-852 B.C.E.

  7. Jun 28, 2004 · 7. My Way— The Story of Ahab and Jezebel. King David had been absent from the scene of Hebrew history for about 135 years when this story opens. His great kingdom, enlarged and more richly endowed by his son Solomon, had been fractured into two weakened fragments.

  1. People also search for