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Jezebel ( / ˈdʒɛzəbəl, - bɛl /; [ 1][ 2][ 3] Hebrew: אִיזֶבֶל, Modern: ʾĪzével, Tiberian: ʾĪzeḇel) was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible ( 1 Kings 16, 1 Kings 16:31 ). [ 4]
Jul 22, 2024 · Jezebel (died c. 843 bce) was the wife of King Ahab, who ruled the kingdom of Israel. By interfering with the exclusive worship of the Hebrew God, Yahweh, by disregarding the rights of the common people, and by defying the great prophets Elijah and Elisha, she provoked the internecine strife that enfeebled Israel for decades.
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- Jezebel was the daughter of the priest-king Ethbaal, ruler of the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon. When Jezebel married King Ahab of Israel (ru...
- Jezebel has come to be known as an archetype of the wicked woman. According to the Bible (Kings I and II), she provoked conflict that weakened Isra...
- Looking down from her window, Jezebel taunted Jehu, the general who had overthrown and killed her son. Jehu ordered her eunuchs to throw her out th...
Jul 11, 2024 · Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab of Israel and a follower of the Phoenician gods Baal and Asherah. She opposed the prophets of God, killed many of them, and met a gruesome death by being thrown from a window and eaten by dogs.
Mar 12, 2024 · A scholarly article that explores the complex and controversial figure of Jezebel, the Phoenician queen of Israel, in the Bible and later traditions. It challenges the standard view of Jezebel as the worst of women and suggests a more nuanced reading of her role and motives.
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- DictionaryJe·ze·bel/ˈjezəˌbel/
- 1. (fl. 9th century bc), a Phoenician princess, traditionally the great-aunt of Dido and in the Bible the wife of Ahab king of Israel. She was denounced by Elijah for introducing the worship of Baal into Israel (1 Kings 16:31, 21:5–15, 2 Kings 9:30–7). Her use of make-up was especially condemned by Puritan England.
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- 1. a shameless or immoral woman.
Jezebel: [noun] the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy.
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