King of Israel Ahab

- 852 BC

• Name	Ahab   [1]
  Title	King of Israel
  Gender	Male
  Military - Old World	853 BC  [1]
  	The Battle of Qarqar is mentioned in extra-biblical records, where Shalmaneser III of Assyria fought a great confederation of princes from Cilicia, Northern Syria, Israel, Ammon, and the tribes of the Syrian desert, including Ahab the Israelite
  Religion	The Bible presents Ahab as a wicked king. He is criticised for following the ways of his wife Jezebel, killing his subject Naboth, and leading the nation of Israel into idolatry  [1]
  Death	852 BC  [1]
  	Ahab with Jehoshaphat of Judah went to recover Ramoth-Gilead from the Arameans. During this battle, Ahab disguised himself, but he was mortally wounded by an unaimed arrow
  Person ID	I6193	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Queen of Israel Jezebel   d. 842 BC
  Children	1. Queen Consort of Judah. Athaliah seized the throne of Judah and ordered the execution of all possible claimants to the throne Athaliah   d. 836 BC  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Old World

  ‡Ahab Ahab was the seventh king of Israel, the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible.[1 Kings 16:29–34] The Hebrew Bible presents Ahab as a wicked king, particularly for condoning Jezebel's influence on religious policies and his principal role behind Naboth's arbitrary execution.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6261] Wikipedia: Ahab, (Name: Wikipedia.com;), Ahab. Ahab was the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. He was widely criticized for causing "moral decline" in Israel, according to the Yahwists. But modern scholars argue that Ahab was a Yahwist and introduced his god to the Kingdom of Judah via imperialism. This mostly occurred in the latter half of his reign. The existence of Ahab is historically supported outside the Bible. Shalmaneser III of Assyria documented in 853 BC that he defeated an alliance of a dozen kings in the Battle of Qarqar; one of these was Ahab. He is also mentioned on the inscriptions of the Mesha Stele. Ahab became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Asa of Judah, and reigned for twenty-two years, according to 1 Kings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahab