Jezebel (Hebrew: אִיזֶבֶל / אִיזָבֶל) is a figure recorded in the Old Testament books of 1 and 2 Kings. She was the wife of King Ahab of the kingdom of Israel.
Jezebel was the daughter of “Ethbaal king of the Sidonians.” Her name comes from a chant used in Canaanite Baal worship, meaning “Where is the prince?” Her father, Ethbaal, King of Sidon, was the chief priest of Asherah in Tyre who usurped the throne and merged Tyre and Sidon into a single Phoenician kingdom.
Jezebel had a cold personality and grew up in an atmosphere of fervent Baal worship, making her a fanatical devotee of Baal. In Israel, she used her position as queen and King Ahab’s weakness to pressure the Israelites into converting to Baal worship. She extensively built temples for pagan gods, supported a large number of prophets of Baal and Asherah, murdered the Lord’s prophets, and persecuted the renowned prophet Elijah. She schemed for her husband Ahab to seize commoners’ property, notably the vineyard of Naboth.
Many years later, a coup led by General Jehu brought the rebels to the royal palace. Jezebel, knowing her death was imminent, slowly adorned herself and styled her hair, then taunted Jehu from her window. Jehu ordered the eunuchs by her side to throw her down from the window of the upper story. As a result, Jezebel’s body was eaten by wild dogs, fulfilling God’s prophecy concerning her: “In the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh.”
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