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Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab and Queen of Israel during the mid ninth century. She was a Phoenician princess who promised peace and prosperity throughout Egypt, but shunned all worshippers of the Hebrew god Yahweh. The prophets of Yahweh condemned Jezebel for her Baal worshipping and thus began a violent struggle between Jezebel and Yahweh's prophets. <ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jezebel</ref> | Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab and Queen of Israel during the mid ninth century. She was a Phoenician princess who promised peace and prosperity throughout Egypt, but shunned all worshippers of the Hebrew god Yahweh. The prophets of Yahweh condemned Jezebel for her Baal worshipping and thus began a violent struggle between Jezebel and Yahweh's prophets. <ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jezebel</ref> | ||
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==Jezebel's Reign== | ==Jezebel's Reign== | ||
| + | Jezebel's marriage to King Ahab secured the alliance between Israel and Tyre, an important trade center. It was a prosperous alliance and brought wealth and prosperity to Israel.<ref>Coelho, Paulo. The Fifth Mountain. New York: Harper Collins, 2009. 11. Print</ref> Israel was believed to be going through a time of drought. Since Baal was worshipped as the god of rainstorms who brought prosperity to the land, the marriage between Jezebel and Ahab was might have been thought to relieve Israel from the hardships of their drought. Jezebel set up temples dedicated to the worship of Baal as well as enforced the worship of Baal onto the people of Israel.<ref>http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jezebel</ref> | ||
==Baal vs. Yahweh== | ==Baal vs. Yahweh== | ||
| + | Baal was believed to be the mortal enemy of Yahweh. Baal was worshipped throughout the cities of the Canaanites to the Phoenicians. Baal, the sun god, was believed to have protected the crops and livestock of the farmers. He was also believed to be responsible for droughts, plagues, and other disasters. The Phoenicians were traders and traveled far and wide and brought with them their religion, thus spreading the belief of Baal.<ref>http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/baal.html</ref> Yahweh: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/y/yahweh.html | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab and Queen of Israel during the mid ninth century. She was a Phoenician princess who promised peace and prosperity throughout Egypt, but shunned all worshippers of the Hebrew god Yahweh. The prophets of Yahweh condemned Jezebel for her Baal worshipping and thus began a violent struggle between Jezebel and Yahweh's prophets. [2]
Jezebel's Reign
Jezebel's marriage to King Ahab secured the alliance between Israel and Tyre, an important trade center. It was a prosperous alliance and brought wealth and prosperity to Israel.[3] Israel was believed to be going through a time of drought. Since Baal was worshipped as the god of rainstorms who brought prosperity to the land, the marriage between Jezebel and Ahab was might have been thought to relieve Israel from the hardships of their drought. Jezebel set up temples dedicated to the worship of Baal as well as enforced the worship of Baal onto the people of Israel.[4]
Baal vs. Yahweh
Baal was believed to be the mortal enemy of Yahweh. Baal was worshipped throughout the cities of the Canaanites to the Phoenicians. Baal, the sun god, was believed to have protected the crops and livestock of the farmers. He was also believed to be responsible for droughts, plagues, and other disasters. The Phoenicians were traders and traveled far and wide and brought with them their religion, thus spreading the belief of Baal.[5] Yahweh: http://www.pantheon.org/articles/y/yahweh.html
Jezebel vs. Elijah
References
- ↑ http://www.womeninthebible.net/1.12.Jezebel.htm
- ↑ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jezebel
- ↑ Coelho, Paulo. The Fifth Mountain. New York: Harper Collins, 2009. 11. Print
- ↑ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jezebel
- ↑ http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/baal.html
