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Jezebel
Sign in to saveJezebel () 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).
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- Royalty.death_date
- 842 BCE
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- Jezebel
- Royalty.title
- Queen of Israel
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- 19th-century painting
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- Tel Jezreel
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- King Ahab
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- AhaziahJehoramAthaliah?
- Royalty.father
- Ithobaal I
- Royalty.religion
- Canaanite religion
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12 sectionsContents
- Meaning of name
- Biblical account
- Elijah
- Naboth
- Death
- Historicity
- Cultural symbol
- Jezebel spirit
- In popular culture
- In literature
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Jezebel () 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).
In 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. For these offences, Jezebel was defenestrated, under Jehu's orders (2 Kings 9), and devoured by dogs as prophesied by Elijah (1 Kings 16). In the Book of Revelation, the name Jezebel is contemptuously attributed to a prophetic woman of Thyatira, whom the author, through the voice of the risen Christ, accuses of leading her followers into fornication (idolatry). For refusing to repent, she is threatened with illness and the death of her children.