King Ahab took possession of Naboth's vineyard in the biblical story found in the Book of Kings. Queen Jezebel orchestrated Naboth's false accusation and subsequent stoning, which allowed Ahab to claim the vineyard.
They probably took the Ferry
Jacques Cartier landed at Gaspé and took possession of "Canada" on behalf of the King of France.
Jezebel and Ahab took possession of an Israelite peasant named Naboth. Jezebel was blamed for violating the Mosaic covenant notion of justice and land distribution, and limitations on royal power and privilege.
Definition of possession - the act of having and controlling property.Examples of it used in a sentence:She had possession of her things.They took possession of the ball.
The biblical nation was formed when the twelve tribes, guided by Joshua the successor of Moses, took possession of the land. The nation expanded under King David.
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The United States took possesion of the Midway Islands.
The Spanish American War.
It was a piece of land (vineyard) much desired by her husband Ahab because it bordered his residential palace grounds there.
He took possession of the keys to the car. The thief was caught in possession of stolen goods. Her possession of a rare painting made her the envy of art collectors. The team's possession of the ball led to a goal.
The King of Prussia took leadership of the new Germany.
In August 1770, Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain Cook) took possession of the eastern seaboard of Australia from Possession Island. Possession Island lies in Torres Strait, and after charting much of the eastern coast, Cook landed on what is now called Possession Island, and claimed, as he recorded, "the whole eastern coast, from latitude 38 degrees S to this place, latitude 10.5 degrees S, in right of His Majesty King George the Third". He claimed it for Great Britain under the name of New South Wales.