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In the Book of Kings I and II of the Bible, Jezebel was the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. She favored the worship of the god Baalgod of the ancient Near East associated with fertility and rain and ordered the deaths of many Hebrew prophets.one who claims to have received divine messages or insights Because of her actions, the prophet Elijah cursed her, saying that dogs would eat her body by the walls of the capital city.

After Ahab died, Jezebel's son Jehoram and a warrior named Jehu both claimed the throne. Jehu killed Jehoram and became king. He went to Jezebel's palace, where she was waiting for him dressed in beautiful clothes. When Jezebel taunted Jehu from her window, however, he ordered her servants to throw her out the window. Although he later declared that she should receive a proper burial, her...