Omrides
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thumb|Ruins of the Omride palace in Samaria (ancient city)|Samaria, modern-day Sebastia The Omride dynasty, Omrides or House of Omri (; ) were the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Israel founded by King Omri. The dynasty's rule ended with the murder of Jehoram of Israel by Jehu in c. 841 BC.
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9 sectionsContents
- Biblical account
- List of reigning Omrides
- Religion
- Historicity
- Archaeological evidence
- List of proposed Assyrian references to the House of Omri
- See also
- References
- Sources
thumb|Ruins of the Omride palace in Samaria (ancient city)|Samaria, modern-day Sebastia The Omride dynasty, Omrides or House of Omri (; ) were the ruling dynasty of the Kingdom of Israel founded by King Omri. The dynasty's rule ended with the murder of Jehoram of Israel by Jehu in c. 841 BC.
Five Assyrian records are known to refer to either "Land of Omri" or "House of Omri". An archaeological reference to Omri and his unnamed son is found in the Mesha Stele, the only Northwest Semitic inscription known to reference this name. According to the Bible, the Omride rulers of Israel were Omri, Ahab, Ahaziah and Jehoram. Ahab's daughter Athaliah also became queen regnant of the Kingdom of Judah.