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Also Known As Achab
Flourished c.900 BCE - c.850 BCE
Notable Family Members spouse Jezebel • father Omri • daughter Athaliah

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Samuel
Samuel
Hebrew prophet
King Saul
Saul
king of Israel
Jonathan and David
Jonathan
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Jehu
king of Israel
Ishbosheth
king of Israel
Menahem
king of Israel
Jehoram
king of Israel
Joab
biblical figure
Hoshea
king of Israel
David
David
king of Israel
Peter Paul Rubens: The Judgment of Solomon
Solomon
king of Israel
Omri
king of Israel
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Moses
Hebrew prophet
József Molnár: The March of Abraham
Abraham
Hebrew patriarch
Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Aaron, detail of a 3rd-century fresco from the synagogue at Doura-Europus, Syria; in the National Museum, Damascus
Aaron
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Elijah
Elijah
Hebrew prophet
Ezra, Hebrew religious leader in the 5th–4th century bce
Ezra
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Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
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