Jezebel
Jezebel (Hebrew איזבל Izével or Izável; Tiberianischer in notation: ʾ ʾ Jezebel and Izabel, in English often Jezebel written ) is the name of two women who are mentioned in the Bible.
Old Testament
The best-known representative is the name Jezebel, a Phoenician princess who lived in the 9th century BC, and daughter of the King Ittobaal ( Ethbaal ) of Sidon or according to more recent research of Tyre in Phoenicia was.
She married King Ahab of Israel, which they LUT 16.29 to 34, according to brought the biblical account in 1 Kings, turn to YHWH from and their Phoenician gods. The resulting consistently negative absorption of Jezebel in the writings of the Old Testament should be older than the Deuteronomistic History.
In the Old Testament Jezebel is the one responsible for Ahab's misdeeds. She is accused of being responsible for the murder of many prophets of Yahweh, so that it becomes the enemy of Elijah. As Elijah wants to clarify by a " judgment of God " who is to blame for more than three years of persistent drought and can finish, he lets Ahab by the prophets of many faiths gather on Mount Carmel. Elijah said to Ahab:
" Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table. "
Jezebel's character is also the story of Naboth's vineyard in 1 Kings 21 LUT illustrates what first King Ahab the Naboth vain abzukaufen a vineyard tried, after Jezebel intervened, the Naboth accused that he had God and King blasphemed, and had him stoned. Even after the death of King Ahab it had a strong influence, as their sons Ahaziah and Jehoram, king of Israel were. Like their sons, however, also came Jezebel died violently. After 2 Kings 9.30 to 37 EU it was overthrown at the instigation of Jehu from a tower and her body was to be devoured by dogs as prophesied by Elijah had been her.
"... And she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them ... "
Marjo Korpel of the University of Utrecht was able to identify the preserved in Jerusalem at the Israel Museum Phoenician seal of Queen Jezebel 2007.
According to legend, Jezebel is considered great aunt of Dido, the founder of Carthage. The biblical account has helped that the name Jezebel has become a synonym for a sneaky, spiteful woman.
See also: Phoenician Religion
New Testament
Also in Revelation 2:20 LUT occurs Jezebel; this Jezebel is a prophetess in the city of Thyatira. She is accused, they deceive Christians to fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. Perhaps the author of Revelation uses the name Jezebel to awaken associations of the Old Testament idol.