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nouna shameless impudent scheming womantype of:
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nounwife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC)
Definition that contains jezebel
- elijah a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
- ahab according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)