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Who was Jezebel According To The Scriptures?
Who was Jezebel in The Bible?
- Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre, and wife of Ahab, king of Israel.
- She was a Phoenician princess who married Ahab, the seventh king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
- In short, Jezebel was a murderer, prostitute and enemy of God.
- Jezebel in the Bible was King Ahab's wife who followed after false gods in Baal and Ashtoreth worship.
- She turned the heart of the king to idolatry in this regard and usurped her husband's authority in defiance of God's Word.
- She died a very violent and gruesome death at the hand of Eunuchs and Jehu
Where Does The Story of Jezebel Start in The Bible?
- The Story of Jezebel in the Bible starts in 1Kings 16 and goes all the way in sections and mentions to 2Kings 9.
- 1Kings 16 and 2 Kings 9 are both in the Old Testament.
- The New Testament does mention Jezebel in Revelation 2
Jezebel Bible Story Summary
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How Did Jezebel Die?
Jezebel Usurping King Ahab's Authority 1 Kings 21
4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
8 So she 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.
9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them
