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Ahab
Ahab, son of Omri, reigned as king of Israel and did evil in the sight of the Lord. Mentioned in 79 verses across 4 books, first at 1 Kings 16:28.
Why it matters. Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahab
Ahab was the son of Omri and the seventh king of Israel, reigning for 22 years in Samaria. He did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of his predecessors. Ahab married Jezebel, daughter of the king of Sidon, and began to worship Baal. He built a temple and altar for Baal in Samaria and made an Asherah pole, provoking the anger of the Lord. (1Ki.16.28-33)
During Ahab's reign, the prophet Elijah declared a drought in Israel. Later, Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord to be the true God. (1Ki.17-18) Ahab fought wars against Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, with the Lord granting him victories. (1Ki.20).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 79 verses across 4 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
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1 Kings (44 verses)
16:2816:2916:3016:3317:118:118:218:318:518:618:918:1218:1618:1718:2018:4118:4218:4418:4518:4619:120:220:1320:1421:121:221:321:421:821:1521:1621:1821:2021:2121:2421:2521:2721:2922:2022:3922:4022:4122:4922:51
2 Kings (22 verses)
1:13:13:58:168:188:258:278:288:299:79:89:99:259:2910:110:1010:1110:1710:1810:3021:321:13
2 Chronicles (12 verses)
Micah (1 verse)