Queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Jezebel
The daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sidonians, who married Ahab and led Israel into the worship of Baal (1 Kings 16:31). She killed Yahweh’s prophets, fed four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and four hundred of Asherah at her table, and when Elijah destroyed them on Mount Carmel, swore to kill him (1 Kings 18:4, 19; 19:1–2). She arranged for Naboth to be falsely accused and stoned so that Ahab could have his vineyard (1 Kings 21:5–16). Elijah foretold, “The dogs will eat Jezebel by the rampart of Jezreel” (1 Kings 21:23). When Jehu came to Jezreel, she painted her eyes and looked out of the window; her servants threw her down, and Jehu trampled her (2 Kings 9:30–37). In Revelation her name stands for a false prophetess in Thyatira (Revelation 2:20).
Family
- Father
- Ethbaal
- Husband
- Ahab
- Children
- Athaliah, Joash, Ahaziah of Israel, Joram