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Jezebel

1 Kings2 KingsRevelation
When
Name meaning

likely "Where is the prince?" — a Baal-cult cry · Phoenician

About

Phoenician princess and queen of Ahab who aggressively promoted the worship of Baal and Asherah and slaughtered the prophets of the Lord. She engineered the murder of Naboth and hunted Elijah. Her violent death — thrown from a window and eaten by dogs — fulfilled Elijah's prophecy; her name became a symbol of wickedness.

Relationships
SpouseAhabHusband, king of Israel
RivalElijahProphet she sought to kill
SonJoram (Israel)Son, king of Israel, shot by Jehu at Jezreel
AdversaryJehuKing who had Jezebel thrown from a window at Jezreel
Key Scripture AppearancesKJV
1 Kings 16:31
And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.1 Kings 16:31, KJV
1 Kings 18:4
For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)1 Kings 18:4, KJV
1 Kings 21:7
And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.1 Kings 21:7, KJV
2 Kings 9:33
And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.2 Kings 9:33, KJV

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