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Ahab

king of Israel

King of Israel opposed by Elijah.

82 appearances5 Bible books1 known aliases

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Son of who rules the northern kingdom from and marries of , promoting worship and building a temple to Baal in his capital. He clashes repeatedly with over the drought, the contest on , and the murder of Naboth for his vineyard at . After defeating twice, he dies from an arrow shot at random during the battle of -gilead, and dogs lick up his blood as the prophet had foretold.

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