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# Ahab #
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## Facts: ##
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Ahab was a very evil king who reigned over the northern kingdom of Israel from 875 to 854 BC.
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* King Ahab influenced the people of Israel to worship false gods.
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* 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.
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* Ahab and his wife Jezebel did many other evil things, including using their power to kill innocent people.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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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))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Kings 18:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/18/01)
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* [1 Kings 20:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/20/01)
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* [2 Chronicles 21:6-7](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/21/06)
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* [2 Kings 09:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/09/07)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[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.
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* __[19:03](rc://en/tn/help/obs/19/03)__ __Ahab__ and his army looked for Elijah, but they could not find him.
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* __[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.
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H256
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