Person Old Testament
Ahab
Ahab, son of Kolaiah, was a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at Jeremiah 29:21.
Why it matters. False prophet during the Babylonian exile
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Ahab
Ahab, the son of Kolaiah, was a false prophet among the Judean exiles in Babylon during the time of Jeremiah. The Lord declared that He would deliver Ahab and another false prophet, Zedekiah, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who would execute them. Their fate would become a curse used by the exiles, saying, "May the Lord make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire." This judgment was due to their wickedness and adultery committed in the Lord's name. (Jer.29.21,22).
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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Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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- Kolaiah
Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.