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Sign in to saveAhab (, ; ; ; ; ) was a king of Israel, the son and successor of King Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted in the Bible as a Baal worshipper and is criticized for causing moral decline in Israel, though modern scholars question this.
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Ahab was a king of ancient Israel who ruled after his father Omri and was married to Jezebel, according to biblical accounts. The Bible portrays him negatively as a worshipper of the god Baal who led Israel into moral decline, though modern historians debate the accuracy of this characterization.
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Key facts
- Royalty.successor
- Ahaziah
- Royalty.name
- Ahab
- Royalty.image
- Ahab rex.png
- Royalty.caption
- Portrait from Promptuarium Iconum Insigniorum
- Royalty.succession
- King of Israel (Northern Kingdom)
- Royalty.reign
- 22 years874–853 BC (Thiele)869–850 BC (Albright)871–852 BC (Coogan)
- Royalty.birth_date
- c. 893-900 BCE
- Royalty.death_place
- Ramoth-Gilead, Syria
- Royalty.burial_place
- Samaria, Kingdom of Israel
- Royalty.predecessor
- Omri
- Royalty.queen
- Jezebel of Sidon
- Royalty.dynasty
- Omrides
- Royalty.father
- Omri
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Israel
- Place of death
- Ramoth-Gilead
- Spouse
- Jezebel
- Child
- Jehoram
- Father
- Omri
- Occupation
- ruler
- Languages spoken
- Biblical Hebrew
- Native language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Religion
- Canaanite religion
- Participant in
- Battle of Qarqar
- Family
- Omrides
- Conflict
- Battle of Qarqar
- Image
- Ahab rex.png
- Residence
- Samaria
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- Commons category
- Ahab
- date of death
- 0852-01-01
- place of burial
- Samaria
- name in native language
- אַחְאָב
- present in work
- 1 Kings 16
- date of birth
- 0918-00-00
- not found in
- Pauly–Wissowa
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