Ahab
son of Omri and King of Israel (1KI 16:28)
Personmale128 verses
Names
- Ahab — אַחְאָב achəav “brother of father” (H256) · Αχααβ Axaab — 1 Kings 16:28
Titles
- King of Israel — מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל melek yisərael “king of Israel” (H3478) · βασιλέα Ισραηλ basiléa Israēl “king [of] Israel” (G2474) — 1 Kings 20:2
- King of Samaria — מֶלֶךְ שִׁמְרוֹן melek shiməron “king of Samaria” (H8110) · βασιλέως Σαμαρείας basiléōs Samareías “king [of] Samaria” (G4540) — 1 Kings 21:1
Family
- father of Joash (King Ahab's son) (inferred)
- father of Ahaziah (King of Israel and son of Ahab) (inferred)
- father of Jehoram (King of Israel and son of Ahab) (inferred)
- father of Athaliah (daughter of Ahab and grandaughter of Omri )) (inferred)
Marriage
- husband of Jezebel (wife of Ahab)
Dated events
- Ahab's reign as king over Israel begins* — 3,088 AH · 918 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:29
- Battle at Ramoth-gilead — 3,109 AH · 897 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 22:3
- Death of Ahab — 3,109 AH · 897 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 22:37
- Ahab's reign as king over Israel ends* — 3,109 AH · 897 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:29
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Samaria 1 — 14 shared verses
- Ramoth-gilead — 12 shared verses
- Syria 1 — 10 shared verses
- Jezreel 2 — 8 shared verses
- Jerusalem — 2 shared verses
- Moab 1 — 2 shared verses
- Mount Carmel — 2 shared verses
- Gilead 1 — 1 shared verse
- Ramah 5 — 1 shared verse
- Tishbe — 1 shared verse
Appearances
- 1 Kings 16:28
- 1 Kings 16:29
- 1 Kings 16:30
- 1 Kings 16:33
- 1 Kings 17:1
- 1 Kings 18:1
- 1 Kings 18:2
- 1 Kings 18:3
- 1 Kings 18:5
- 1 Kings 18:6
- 1 Kings 18:9
- 1 Kings 18:12
and 116 further references.