Omrides
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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 BCE.
Ruins of the Omride palace in Samaria, modern-day Sebastia
Mesha Stele describes the oppression of Moab by Omri, king of Israel, and the Moabite victory over his unnamed son, probably referring to Ahab
Part of the gift-bearing Israelite delegation of King Jehu, Black Obelisk, 841–840 BCE.
Omri
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Omri was the sixth king of Israel. He was a successful military campaigner who extended the northern kingdom of Israel. Other monarchs from the House of Omri are Ahab, Ahaziah, Joram, and Athaliah. Li
Omrides
…Hebrew: בֵּית עָמְרִי, romanized: Bēt ʿOmrī; Akkadian: 𒂍𒄷𒌝𒊑𒄿, romanized: bīt-Ḫûmrî) 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 BCE. Five Assyrian records are known to refer to either "Land of Omri…
The Mesha Stele
In a scene from the Black Obelisk Jehu, designated mIa-ú-a mar mHu-um-ri-i (Jehu of the land of people of Omri) bows before Shalmaneser III.