Contributed by John Lowe on Oct 4, 2022
Ahab was one in a line of increasingly evil kings in Israel's history, starting with the reign of Jeroboam. King Ahab "did more evil in the eyes of the LORD than any of those before him" (1 Kings 16:30).
Ahab and Jezebel
According to the Hebrew Bible, Ahab was the seventh king of Israel, the son and successor of King Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon. The Hebrew Bible presents Ahab as a wicked king.
Died 852 BC · Ramoth-Gilead, Syria
Father Omri
Reign 871 – 852 BC
Burial Samaria,
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