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    Religion. Canaanite religion. Jezebel ( / ˈdʒɛzəbəl, - bɛl /; [1] [2] [3] Hebrew: אִיזֶבֶל, Modern: ʾĪzével, Tiberian: ʾĪzeḇel) was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible ( 1 Kings 16, 1 Kings 16:31 ). [4]

  2. Jezebel, in the Bible, the wife of King Ahab, who ruled the kingdom of Israel. By interfering with the exclusive worship of the Hebrew God, Yahweh, by disregarding the rights of the common people, and by defying the prophets Elijah and Elisha, she provoked the internecine strife that enfeebled Israel for decades.

  3. Jezebel is a 1938 American romantic-drama film released by Warner Bros. and directed by William Wyler. [2] It stars Bette Davis and Henry Fonda , supported by George Brent , Margaret Lindsay , Donald Crisp , Richard Cromwell and Fay Bainter .

  4. In 2012, Jezebel faced criticism when it published screen shots of a video depicting a rape and some users threatened to boycott the site. Later, in November 2012, Jezebel was criticized for publicizing the names of teenagers who posted racist tweets in response to Barack Obama's re-election.

  5. Jezebel | Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth

  6. Dec 11, 2023 · But (if you haven’t picked up on it already) Jezebel is back. My goal as the site’s new Editor-in-Chief is simple: Keep Jezebel as weird, hilarious, and rightfully outraged as ever.

  7. Jul 8, 2024 · About. Jezebel was launched in 2007 by Anna Holmes as part of the Gawker Media Network and was meant to serve as an alternative to traditional women’s publications—publications that, at the ...

  8. Nov 17, 2023 · Jezebel saw a bump in readers when the Supreme Court’s abortion rights decision came down, but Ms. Bassett said she faced overwhelming challenges.

  9. Jezebel was the daughter of the priest-king Ethbaal, ruler of the Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon. When Jezebel married King Ahab of Israel (ruled c. 874–853 BCE), she persuaded him to introduce the worship of the Tyrian god Baal -Melkart, a nature god.

  10. Jul 11, 2024 · In the Old Testament, Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon, and the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. Jezebel promoted the worship of false gods in Israel, harassed and killed God’s prophets, and arranged for an innocent man to be falsely charged and executed. Jezebel's name has come to symbolize traits such as wickedness ...