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|image=[[file:Leighton, Frederic - Jezabel and Ahab - c.1863.jpg |thumb|center|250px|''Jezebel and Ahab'' by Frederick Leighton, 1863]] | |image=[[file:Leighton, Frederic - Jezabel and Ahab - c.1863.jpg |thumb|center|250px|''Jezebel and Ahab'' by Frederick Leighton, 1863]] | ||
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|Major achievements =Promotion of Baal worship and training of Baal prophets<br>Killing of God’s prophets<br>Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard | |Major achievements =Promotion of Baal worship and training of Baal prophets<br>Killing of God’s prophets<br>Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard | ||
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'''Ahab and Jezebel''' were the seventh king and queen of [[Northern Kingdom of Israel|northern kingdom of Israel]], infamous for leading the nation into idolatry. Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon, and zealously promoted Baal worship. Jezebel persecuted and killed the prophets of [[God]]. Moreover, the couple conspired to seize Naboth’s vineyard by orchestrating his death through deceitful schemes. The [[Bible]] records that Ahab was more evil than all the kings before him.<ref name="악한 왕">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+16%3A30&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 16:30 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> They had two sons, Ahaziah and Joram, and a daughter, Athaliah. As a result of their numerous wicked deeds, both met a gruesome death, and all Ahab’s household was destroyed, leading to the downfall of his house. | '''Ahab and Jezebel''' were the seventh king and queen of [[Northern Kingdom of Israel|northern kingdom of Israel]], infamous for leading the nation into idolatry. Ahab married Jezebel, the daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon, and zealously promoted Baal worship. Jezebel persecuted and killed the prophets of [[God]]. Moreover, the couple conspired to seize Naboth’s vineyard by orchestrating his death through deceitful schemes. The [[Bible]] records that Ahab was more evil than all the kings before him.<ref name="악한 왕">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+16%3A30&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 16:30 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> They had two sons, Ahaziah and Joram, and a daughter, Athaliah. As a result of their numerous wicked deeds, both met a gruesome death, and all of Ahab’s household was destroyed, leading to the downfall of his house. | ||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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==Main Events== | ==Main Events== | ||
===Baal and Asherah Worship=== | ===Baal and Asherah Worship=== | ||
Jezebel’s father, Ethbaal, was the king of Sidon ([https://www.britannica.com/place/Phoenicia Phoenicia]) and also a priest of the Baal religion. As the princess of Sidon, Jezebel became the queen of northern Israel and instilled Baal worship in Israel. While persecuting and killing the prophets of God,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A4&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 18:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> she actively supported and nurtured the priests of [[Baal and Asherah]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A19-20&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 18:19–20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Ahab led the way in Baal worship by building a temple and an altar for Baal in the capital city of [[Samaria]], and he also made an Asherah pole to worship. As a result, the entire nation added to the sin of worshiping the golden calf made by Jeroboam the sin of worshiping foreign idols.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+16%3A31-33&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 16:31–33 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Jezebel’s father, Ethbaal, was the king of Sidon ([https://www.britannica.com/place/Phoenicia Phoenicia]) and also a priest of the Baal religion. As the princess of Sidon, Jezebel became the queen of the northern Israel and instilled Baal worship in Israel. While persecuting and killing the prophets of God,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A4&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 18:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> she actively supported and nurtured the priests of [[Baal and Asherah]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A19-20&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 18:19–20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Ahab led the way in Baal worship by building a temple and an altar for Baal in the capital city of [[Samaria]], and he also made an Asherah pole to worship. As a result, the entire nation added to the sin of worshiping the golden calf made by Jeroboam the sin of worshiping foreign idols.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+16%3A31-33&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 16:31–33 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
===Elijah’s Rebuke and the Confrontation at Mount Carmel=== | ===Elijah’s Rebuke and the Confrontation at Mount Carmel=== | ||
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In [https://www.britannica.com/place/Jezreel-ancient-city-Israel Jezreel], there lived a man named Naboth. He owned a vineyard near the palace of King Ahab, who desired to turn it into a vegetable garden. When Ahab proposed to buy the vineyard, Naboth refused, citing God’s commandment that forbids the sale of ancestral inheritance. This refusal greatly distressed Ahab, leading him to lie down on his bed and refuse to eat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A4&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Upon learning of this situation, Jezebel devised a plot to forcibly take Naboth’s vineyard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A7&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | In [https://www.britannica.com/place/Jezreel-ancient-city-Israel Jezreel], there lived a man named Naboth. He owned a vineyard near the palace of King Ahab, who desired to turn it into a vegetable garden. When Ahab proposed to buy the vineyard, Naboth refused, citing God’s commandment that forbids the sale of ancestral inheritance. This refusal greatly distressed Ahab, leading him to lie down on his bed and refuse to eat.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A4&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:4 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Upon learning of this situation, Jezebel devised a plot to forcibly take Naboth’s vineyard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A7&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
She first bribed the [[Elder|elders]] of the city where Naboth lived to seat him in a prominent place. Then, she had two scoundrels give false testimony, claiming that he had cursed God and the king. This constituted an abuse of Israel’s [[Law of Moses|law]], which required the testimony of two or three witnesses to condemn someone.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+19%3A15&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 19:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Falsely accused of cursing God and the king, Naboth was taken outside the city and stoned to death by the people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A11-14&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:11–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | She first bribed the [[Elder|elders]] of the city where Naboth lived to seat him in a prominent place. Then, she had two scoundrels give false testimony, claiming that he had cursed God and the king. This constituted an abuse of Israel’s [[The Law of Moses|law]], which required the testimony of two or three witnesses to condemn someone.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+19%3A15&version=NIV |title=Deuteronomy 19:15 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Falsely accused of cursing God and the king, Naboth was taken outside the city and stoned to death by the people.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A11-14&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:11–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
When Ahab heard the news that Naboth was dead, he went down to take possession of his vineyard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A16&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> There, the prophet Elijah was waiting for Ahab to deliver God’s message to him. Elijah prophesied the horrific deaths of Ahab and his wife, Jezebel. He declared that dogs would lick Ahab’s blood and consume Jezebel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A17-25&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:17–25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | When Ahab heard the news that Naboth was dead, he went down to take possession of his vineyard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A16&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> There, the prophet Elijah was waiting for Ahab to deliver God’s message to him. Elijah prophesied the horrific deaths of Ahab and his wife, Jezebel. He declared that dogs would lick Ahab’s blood and consume Jezebel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21%3A17-25&version=NIV |title=1 Kings 21:17–25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||