Jezebel

Jezebel was a Phoenician princess (a daughter of Ethbaal, king of Sidon), who married King Ahab of Israel and enticed him to sin (1Kings 16:31; 21:25). She was a tyrant who corrupted her husband, as well as the nation, with pagan adultery. She was a worshipper of the Phoenician god Baal and a zealous missionary, she supported 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah (1Kings 18:19) and sought to suppress the worship of the Lord 1 Kings 18:4, 13). Jezebel was Elijah's formidable adversary; even instilling fear in him (1 Kings 19:1-3). Her influence in Israel was strong during the reign of her husband and her sons Ahaziah and Jehoram. Her power extended to the southern kingdom of Judah, where her daughter Athaliah became queen (2 Kings 8:18).