Omri
commander of the army and king over Israel (1KI 16:16)
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Names
- Omri — עָמְרִי aməriy “thrive, live long” (H6018) · Αμβρι Ambri — 1 Kings 16:16
Titles
- King of Israel — מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל melek yisərael “king of Israel” (H3478) · βασιλέως Ισραηλ basiléōs Israēl “king [of] Israel” (G2474) — 2 Kings 8:26
Family
- father of Ahab (son of Omri and King of Israel) (inferred)
Dated events
- Omri's disputed reign began — 3,078 AH · 929 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:21
- Omri's disputed reign ended — 3,082 AH · 925 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:22
- Omri's reign as king over Israel begins* — 3,082 AH · 925 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:23
- Omri's reign as king over Israel ends* — 3,088 AH · 918 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 16:23
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.