King Ahab did more evil than all the kings of Israel who came before him. He married Jezebel, who introduced the worship of Baal and Asherah to Israel. Ahab also built an altar and temple for Baal in Samaria, and engaged in various idolatrous practices, leading the people of Israel astray from their worship of God.
According to the Bible, at 1 Kings 16:31, Jezebel was married to a king of the nation of Israel named Ahab who reigned in the tenth century BC.
King Ahab
Ahab was king of Israel, where God's high priests had been abolished by Ahab's predecessor, Jeroboam. In the twin kingdom of Judah, where Jehoshaphat was king, there is no record of a high priest at this time.
Ahaziah, son of Ahab and king of Israel, lived from 852BC.Ahaziah, king of Judah, reigned and died in 841BC.
The scheming princess of Tyre who married and manipulated the weak Ahab and imposed her pagan religion on Israel was Jezebel. Jezebel was a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel and introduced the worship of Baal, a Canaanite god, to the Israelites. Her actions led to significant religious and political turmoil in Israel during the 9th century BCE.
Elijah prophesied to Israel. He specifically had audience with King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.
Jezebel's father was Ethbaal, the king of Sidon. Jezebel was a Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel.
Ahab, king of Israel, was buried in Samaria after he died in battle. His bones were later removed from his tomb by the order of Jehu, who deemed Ahab unworthy of a proper burial due to his sinful actions.
Zechariah was the forth king in the dynasty of Jehu, who killed Jehoram, Ahab's son.
Ahab 1 Kings 22:37-38
Ahab is associated with the biblical figure of King Ahab, who ruled the northern kingdom of Israel during the 9th century B.C. Ahab is also the name of the vengeful sea captain in Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick."