Changes: Jezebel

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Jezebel (Heb. איזבל translit. "Izvel" ) was the queen of Israel as the wife of Ahab. The daughter of Ethbaal, priest-king of Tyre and Sidon, she was a devout Ba'al worshiper. She was responsible for the widespread introduction of Ba'al and Asherah worship in Israel and instigated persecution against the prophets of Yahweh. After nearly wiping out all of Yahweh's prophets and creating an order of Ba'al prophets, Elijah challenged them angering Jezebel. Jezebel attempted to have Elijah killed, but failed. She orchestrated the death of Naboth, in order that Ahab would have his vineyard (doing this without his knowledge). Finally, she was killed in Jezreel by order of King Jehu to avenge God his servants' deaths, with her body being desecrated beyond recongition.

Writing through the Apostle John, Jesus called a woman "Jezebel" in a letter to the Thyitaran church.

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-{{Infobox_Person|name = Jezebel|image = Jezebel01.jpg|Parents = [[Ethbaal]]|Spouse(s) = [[Ahab (King)|Ahab]]|Social class = Queen|Nationality = Sidonian}}
+{{Infobox_Person|name = Jezebel|image = Jezebel01.jpg|Parents = [[Ethbaal]]|Spouse(s) = [[Ahab (King)|Ahab]]|Social class = Queen|Nationality = [[Canaan (Land)|Sidonian]]}}
-'''Jezebel''' (Heb. '''איזבל''' ''translit.'' '''"Izvel"''' probably means "Where is the Prince/Bel?", according to the ''Oxford Guide To People & Places of the Bible'') was the wife of [[Ahab (King)|King Ahab]] and the daughter of [[Ethbaal]], king of the [[Sidon|Sidonians]]. She was a very evil woman who brought the worship of the pagan god [[Baal]] into the northern kingdom of [[Israel (Nation)|Israel]]. She also instigated the death of [[Naboth]] the Jezreelite so that her husband would take over his vineyard <ref>1 Kings 21</ref>. As fulfillment of prophecy, Jezebel met her inglorious end when [[Jehu]], son of Jehoshaphat, had two of her eunuchs throw her down and she was trampled underfoot, and then later dogs came and ate her body leaving only the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands <ref>2 Kings 9:32-35</ref>.
+'''Jezebel''' (Heb. '''איזבל''' ''translit.'' '''"Izvel"''' ) was the queen of [[Israel (Nation)|Israel]] as the wife of [[Ahab]]. The daughter of [[Ethbaal]], priest-king of [[Tyre]] and [[Sidon]], she was a devout [[Ba'al]] worshiper. She was responsible for the widespread introduction of Ba'al and [[Asherah]] [[Baalism|worship]] in Israel and instigated persecution against the [[prophet|prophets]] of [[Yahweh]]. After nearly wiping out all of Yahweh's prophets and creating an order of Ba'al prophets,  [[Elijah]] challenged them angering Jezebel. Jezebel attempted to have Elijah killed, but failed. She orchestrated the death of [[Naboth]], in order that Ahab would have his vineyard (doing this without his knowledge). Finally, she was killed in [[Jezreel]] by order of King [[Jehu]] to avenge God his servants' deaths, with her body being desecrated beyond recongition.
+[[Book of Revelation|Writing]] through the [[Apostle]] [[John (Apostle|John]], [[Jesus]] called a woman "Jezebel" in a [[Letter to the Seven Churches|letter]] to the Thyitaran church.
-Jesus in his letter to the Thyatiran church in Revelation chapter 2 used the name Jezebel as an epithet for a false prophetess that they have allowed to seduce his servants into committing idolatry and fornication. Saying that he has given her time to repent and she refused, he says he will cast her into a bed, and those that commit adultery with her into great tribulation unless they repent of their deeds, and he will also strike her children dead so that people will know he searches hearts and minds and will repay everyone according to their deeds. <ref>Revelation 2:20-23</ref>
+== Biography ==
+=== Early Life ===
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+==Gallery==
 <gallery bordercolor="#d235ca" bordersize="large" spacing="small">
-Queen Jezebel.jpg|Jezebel
+Queen Jezebel.jpg|A depiction of Jezebel
-000 035 03.jpg|Jezebel in a comic page on the internet
+000 035 03.jpg|Jezebel as seen in a comic page on the internet
-Two men about to throw Jezebel.jpg|Two men are about to throw Jezebel to her death
+Two men about to throw Jezebel.jpg|Two men are about to throw Jezebel to her death (See 2 Kings 9:32-33)
-Jezebel.jpg|They threw and pushed Jezebel as she about to fall</gallery>
+Jezebel.jpg|Another depiction of Queen Jezebel's death</gallery>
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