Introduction:
Jezebel is a prominent figure in the Old Testament, known for her role as the wife of King Ahab of Israel and her influence in promoting the worship of Baal. Her account is primarily found in the books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings. Jezebel's actions and character have made her a symbol of idolatry, immorality, and opposition to the worship of Yahweh.

Background and Marriage to Ahab:
Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, and she married Ahab, the king of Israel. This marriage was politically advantageous, strengthening alliances between Israel and Phoenicia. However, it also introduced significant religious and cultural challenges. Jezebel was a devoted worshiper of Baal, a Canaanite deity, and she sought to establish Baal worship as the state religion in Israel.

Promotion of Baal Worship:
Jezebel's influence over Ahab led to the construction of a temple and altar for Baal in Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. This act was a direct violation of the First Commandment, which forbids the worship of other gods. Jezebel's zeal for Baal worship included the persecution of Yahweh's prophets. 1 Kings 18:4 states, "While Jezebel was killing off the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water."

Conflict with Elijah:
Jezebel's actions brought her into direct conflict with the prophet Elijah, a staunch defender of Yahweh. The most notable confrontation occurred on Mount Carmel, where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to a contest to demonstrate the true God. After Yahweh answered Elijah's prayer with fire from heaven, Elijah ordered the execution of the prophets of Baal. Jezebel, enraged by the defeat and the death of her prophets, vowed to kill Elijah, forcing him to flee for his life (1 Kings 19:1-3).

Naboth's Vineyard:
Jezebel's influence extended beyond religious matters to political corruption and injustice. When Ahab desired Naboth's vineyard and Naboth refused to sell it, Jezebel orchestrated a scheme to have Naboth falsely accused of blasphemy and stoned to death. This act of treachery allowed Ahab to seize the vineyard. The LORD, through Elijah, pronounced judgment on Ahab and Jezebel for this crime, declaring that dogs would devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel (1 Kings 21:23).

Death and Legacy:
Jezebel's death fulfilled Elijah's prophecy. In 2 Kings 9, Jehu, anointed as king of Israel, confronted Jezebel in Jezreel. She was thrown from a window by her eunuchs at Jehu's command, and her body was trampled by horses. When they went to bury her, they found only her skull, feet, and hands, as dogs had devoured the rest, fulfilling the word of the LORD spoken by Elijah (2 Kings 9:30-37).

Symbolism and Influence:
Jezebel's name has become synonymous with wickedness and idolatry. In the New Testament, the church in Thyatira is warned against tolerating a woman who "calls herself a prophetess" and leads others into immorality and idolatry, likened to Jezebel (Revelation 2:20). Her account serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of turning away from God and the consequences of leading others into sin.348. Izebel -- queen of Isr. with King Ahab
... with King Ahab. Transliteration: Izebel Phonetic Spelling: (ee-zeh'-bel) Short
Definition: Jezebel. ... with King Ahab NASB Word Usage Jezebel (21), Jezebel's (1). ...
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Carmel
... to me all Israel unto Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table ...
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Ahaziah
... His mother was Athaliah, and Athaliah was the daughter of Jezebel, and Jezebel was
a licentious heathen princess whom Ahab on an evil day had made his wife. ...
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The Syrian Persecution.
... Phoenician city of Carthage in Africa, which it is said was settled by Canaanites
who fled away from Joshua, and whose first queen was Dido, Jezebel's niece. ...
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"There is a Sound of Abundance of Rain. " 1 Kings, xix. 41
... God. The priests who fed at Jezebel's table could not bring rain, or they
would have saved themselves from the sword of Elijah. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xviii there is a sound.htm

Elijah
... to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xix elijah.htm

The Healing of the Waters
... But in the days of Ahab's apostasy, when through Jezebel's influence the worship
of Ashtoreth was revived, Jericho, the ancient seat of this worship, was ...
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Jehoiada and Joash
... planted herself on the throne. She had Jezebel's force of character,
unscrupulousness and disregard of human life. She was a tigress ...
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Come, Let us Hear How they Contend for victory: the Guilty Ones ...
... conquered him?"12. D., Elijah who feared thee not, O Satan: fled before
Jezebel's face, because he feared me."13. S., Aaron ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn liii come let us.htm

Obadiah
... kept true to the ancient faith. Neither Jezebel's flatteries nor her frowns
have moved him. But there, amid apostasy and idolatry ...
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The Prophet of Fire
... Obadiah was very loyal to Jehovah; for when Jezebel tried to kill the prophets of
Jehovah, he took a hundred and hid them in a cave and kept them supplied with ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the prophet of fire.htm

Jezebel's (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Jezebel's (5 Occurrences). 1 Kings 18:4 and it
cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of ...
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Jez'ebel's (1 Occurrence)
Jez'ebel's. Jezebel's, Jez'ebel's. Jezelus . Multi-Version Concordance
Jez'ebel's (1 Occurrence). ... Jezebel's, Jez'ebel's. Jezelus . Reference Bible.
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Sustained (20 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 18:4 and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah,
that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a ...
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Jezebel (20 Occurrences)
...Jezebel has stamped her name on history as the representative of all that is
designing, crafty, malicious, revengeful, and cruel. ...JEZEBEL. ...
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Jez'ebel (19 Occurrences)
Jez'ebel. Jezebel, Jez'ebel. Jezebel's . Multi-Version Concordance
Jez'ebel (19 Occurrences). Revelation 2:20 But I have against ...
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Elijah (104 Occurrences)
... 18). Jezebel, enraged at the fate that had befallen her priests of Baal,
threatened to put Elijah to death (1 Kings 19:1-13). He ...
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450 (2 Occurrences)
... all Israel to Mount Carmel, and four hundred fifty of the prophets of Baal, and
four hundred of the prophets of the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table." (See ...
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Obadiah (21 Occurrences)
... obhadhyahu, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The steward or prime minister of Ahab, who
did his best to protect the prophets of Yahweh against Jezebel's persecution. ...
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Groves (32 Occurrences)
... to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty,
and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. ...
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Ba'al (55 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:31 It happened, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the
sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter ...
/b/ba'al.htm - 22k

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