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The popular historian Lesley Hazleton wrote a revisionist account, Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen (2004), presenting Jezebel as a sophisticated queen engaged in mortal combat with the fundamentalist prophet Elijah.
Dec 5, 2023 · 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, manipulation, and seduction, making it a symbol of female treachery and evil in popular culture.
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.
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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.
Nov 10, 2023 · Kate Dries, former editor at the groundbreaking women's site Jezebel, reflects on what it meant for the culture and why its closure hurts.
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.
Nov 13, 2023 · Sex, celebrity, politics with teeth - that was how the feminist website Jezebel defined itself. And after 16 years, Jezebel shut down last week.
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.
Nov 9, 2023 · Feminist media site Jezebel is suspending publication, as its owner reckons with a downturn in online advertising. G/O Media chief Jim Spanfeller announced the move in a memo to staff, calling it...
