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Ahab's queen who made Baal worship official and hunted down God's prophets
Historically Verified
Her father Ethbaal (Ittobaal I), king of the Sidonians, shows up in Assyrian records and was written about by Josephus, confirming the biblical account of her royal background.
open_in_newA Phoenician princess who married King Ahab of Israel and brought organized Baal worship with her. She funded 450 prophets of Baal, ordered the execution of God's prophets, and had a man named Naboth killed so Ahab could take his vineyard. Elijah was her arch-nemesis. Her name became a byword for spiritual corruption, manipulation, and false teaching — referenced in Revelation as a warning.