Nov 1 · 7 min read

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…

