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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: ../other/baal.md, ../other/elijah.md, ../other/jezebel.md, ../other/kingdomofisrael.md, ../kt/yahweh.md)
Bible References:
Examples from the Bible stories:
- [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__Ahab and his army looked for Elijah, but they could not find him.
- [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.