Definitions for ahabˈeɪ hæb
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel, reigned 874?–853? b .c . I Kings 16–22.
according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)
A king of Israel.
, very rarely used.
Origin: From אחאב; from אח + אב.
Ahab was the seventh king of Israel since Jeroboam I, the son and successor of Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. Ahab became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa, king of Judah, and reigned for twenty-two years. William F. Albright dated his reign to 869–850 BC, while E. R. Thiele offered the dates 874–853 BC. Michael D. Coogan dates his reign to 871–852 BC.
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