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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=== | ||