Ahab and Jezebel 1 Kings 16 Ahab (son of Omri) was the king of northern Israel from about BC He married Jezebel (a Phoenician princess from Sidon (or Zidon, the Mediterranean port city) daughter of King Ethbaal Jezebel brought with her the worship of the god Baal and Ahab erected a “house of Baal” in the capital city of Samaria Ahab also made a grove in which people could indulge in immoral practices dedicated to the love goddess, Ashteroth. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. Revelation 2:20
