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.
Byam Shaw, 1896
Jezabel and Ahab (c. 1863) by Frederic Leighton
Jezebel and Ahab Meeting Elijah, print by Francis Dicksee
The Death of Jezebel by Gustave DorΓ©
Jehu was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel since Jeroboam I, noted for exterminating the house of Ahab. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, grandson of Nimshi, and possibly great-grandson of
Jehu on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
The tribute of "Jehu of the people of the land of Omri" (Akkadian: π
ππ π₯ π·πππΏ) as depicted on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
Queen Jezebel Being Punished by Jehu. Andrea Celesti (1637β1712).