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Jezebel
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Jezebel |
Don't Confuse |
With a prophetess of Thyatira who enticed Christians
in that church to commit sexual sins and idolatry (Revelation 2:20). |
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Originally from Tyre and
Sidon; lived in Samaria (I Kings 16:24) after marrying Ahab. |
Family |
Was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the
Sidonians and priest of Melqart, the local name for Baal; married Ahab of Israel (I Kings 16:31) in what
was probably a political marriage by Ahah's father Omri. |
Occupation |
Queen of Israel. |
Notorious for |
Her devotion to Baal (or Melqart), as evidenced
by the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah that she employed (I Kings 18:19); and for
her influence over Ahab, as evidenced by the idols which she influenced him to set up (I Kings 16:32-33) and
the murder of Naboth that she persuaded him to commit (I Kings 21:1-29). |
Best Known For |
Her determination to kill the prophet Elijah, which
caused him to flee for his life to Mount Horeb (I Kings 19:1-8). |
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