History
In the Bible, Jezebel is depicted as the incarnate
of feminine evil. She was born in 9th
century BC, the Phoenician daughter of King
Ethbaal who reigned over the city-states
of Canaan, Tyre, and Carthage. As a young
woman,
her father and King Omri of Israel arranged
her marriage to Ahab, Omri's son.
Letters Sealed by Jezebel
1 Kings 21:8 So she
(Jezebel) wrote letters in Ahab's name, and
sealed them with his seal, and
sent the
letters
unto the elders and to the nobles that were
in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
The Seal of Jezebel - (pictured on the
left) Israel Museum
King Ahab and King Jehu - Shalmaneser Monolith
Inscriptions
Many fascinating finds have
been made in the world of archaeology
concerning King Ahab
and the events surrounding his life. First
of all, Ahab is mentioned in Assyrian
records. In
an inscription that accounts a battle known
as Qarqar, between Ahab and his enemy
King Shalmaneser
III of Assyria, Shalmaneser records the size
of Ahab's army that fought against him.
From Anciet Near East Texts Volume I - ANET
"Foot soldiers of Ahab, the Israelite"
"I received the tribute of the inhabitants
of Tyre, Sidon, and of Jehu,
son of Omri"
King Jehu is also named on Shalmaneser's
Obelisk
2 Kings 9:22 And
it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu,
that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he
answered,
What peace,
so long as the whoredoms
of thy mother Jezebel and
her witchcrafts are so many?
King Ahab's
father Omri is listed on the Moabite
Stone.
Scriptures
1 Kings 21:8 So
she (Jezebel) wrote letters in Ahab's
name, and sealed them with his seal,
and sent
the letters unto the elders and to
the nobles that were in his city,
dwelling
with Naboth.
1 Kings
16:29 And in the thirty and eighth
year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab
the son of Omri to
reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri
reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty
and two years.
1 Kings 21:25 But
there was none like unto Ahab,
which did sell himself to work wickedness in
the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his
wife stirred up.
The Similarity in the
Deaths of Domitian & Jezebel - Rome & Babylon
The Harlot of
Revelation and The Origins of Rome
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