Jezebel
biblical Phoenician princess
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Summary
Jezebel is a human biblical figure[1]. She was born on 900 BC[2] in Sidon[3]. She died on 841 BC[4] in Tel Jezreel[5]. She worked as a monarch[6] and priest[7]. She ranks in the top 4% of human biblical figure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,195 views/month).[8]
Key Facts
- Father: Ithobaal I[9]
- Spouse: Ahab[10]
- Child: Athaliah[11], Ahaziah[12], Jehoram[13]
- Country of citizenship: Phoenicia[14]
- Position held: queen consort[15]
- Religion or worldview: Baalism[16]
- Sex or gender: female[17]
- Family: Omrides[18]
- Noble title: queen consort[19]
- Commons category: Jezebel[20]
- Cause of death: defenestration[21], damnatio ad bestias[22]
- Given name: Jezebel[23]
- Significant event: murder[24]
- Work location: Palestine[25]
- Manner of death: homicide[26]
- Floruit: 1000 BC[27]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], The Catholic Encyclopedia[33], Hebrew Bible[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country[36]
- Participant in: deliberate murder[37]
- Present in work: Second Book of Kings[38], 1 Kings 16[39]
- Enemy: Elijah[40]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jezebel include she[41], a website[42], founded in 2007[43].
Why It Matters
Jezebel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] She is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for her include she[41], a website[42], founded in 2007[43].
FAQs
Where was Jezebel born?
Jezebel was born in Sidon[3].
Where did Jezebel die?
Jezebel died in Tel Jezreel[5].
Who were Jezebel's parents?
Jezebel's father was Ithobaal I[9].
Who was Jezebel married to?
Jezebel's spouses include Ahab[10].