Ahab
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Ahab was a king of Israel, the son and successor of King Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted in the Bible as a Baal worshipper and is criticized fo
Shalmaneser III's (859–824 BC) Kurkh Monolith names King Ahab.
Death of Ahab, by Gustave Doré
Death of Ahab, from a 13th-century German manuscript
Ahaziah of Israel
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Ahaziah was the eighth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel and the son of Ahab and Jezebel. Like his father, he reigned from Samaria. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 850–849 BC, while E.
Ahab
…Insigniorum King of Israel (Northern Kingdom) Reign 22 years 874–853 BC (Thiele) 869–850 BC (Albright) 871–852 BC (Coogan) Predecessor Omri Successor Ahaziah Born c. 893–900 BC Died c. 853 BC Ramoth-Gilead, Syria Burial Samaria, Kingdom of Israel Consort Jezebel of Sidon Issue Ahaziah of Israel Jehoram of…
Ahaziah lies on his sickbed after his fall. Elijah enters and prophesises his death (Henry Pierce Bone)