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.
2 Kings 1
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2 Kings 1 is the first chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The book is a compilation of variou
The pages containing the Books of Kings (1 & 2 Kings) Leningrad Codex (1008 CE).
King Ahaziah lies sick after having fallen through an upper window: Elijah foretells his death. Drawing by H.P. Bone (1809?).
Elijah Destroys the Messengers of Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:3–14), in: Doré's English Bible (1866).