Beverly Diehl
Nov 1 · 7 min read
Jezebel and Ahab Meeting Elijah in Naboth’s Vineyard Giclee. Print by Sir Frank Dicksee. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Her name has come to represent the symbol of an uppity, slutty woman. It’s the name of a movie, a butterfly, and of a popular website. But who was Jezebel, anyway?

By marrying Ahab, King of Israel, Jezebel became Queen — and a very powerful one.

From How Bad Was Jezebel? (Biblical Archaelogy Review):

As the Books of Kings recount, the princess Jezebel is brought to the northern kingdom of Israel to wed the newly crowned King Ahab, son

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Beverly Diehl

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She/her. Sex-positive, pro-choice, life-positive, polyamorous, breast cancer sur-thriver. With tiara. beverlydiehl.com

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