# Ahab

## Facts:

Ahab was a very evil king who reigned over the northern kingdom of Israel from 875 to 854 BC.

* King Ahab influenced the people of Israel to worship false gods.
* The prophet Elijah confronted Ahab and told him there would be a severe drought for three and a half years as punishment for the sins that Ahab caused Israel to commit.
* Ahab and his wife Jezebel did many other evil things, including using their power to kill innocent people.

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(See also: [Baal](../names/baal.md), [Elijah](../names/elijah.md), [Jezebel](../names/jezebel.md), [kingdom of Israel](../names/kingdomofisrael.md), [Yahweh](../kt/yahweh.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Kings 18:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/18/01)
* [1 Kings 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/20/01)
* [2 Chronicles 21:06](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/21/06)
* [2 Kings 09:08](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/09/08)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[19:02](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/02)__ Elijah was a prophet when __Ahab__  was king over the kingdom of Israel. __Ahab__  was an evil man who encouraged people to worship a false god named Baal.
* __[19:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/03)__ __Ahab__  and his army looked for Elijah, but they could not find him.
* __[19:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/05)__ After three and a half years, God told Elijah to return to the kingdom of Israel and speak with __Ahab__  because he was going to send rain again.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H256
