Jezreel
Site of Ahab's palace; the vineyard of Naboth incident and Jezebel's death occurred here
First mentioned in the Bible
"Jehu said: 'Throw her down!' So they threw her down... Jehu said: 'Attend to this cursed woman and bury her, for she is the daughter of a king.' But when they went to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands."— 2 Kings 9:33-36
Background
Jezreel was at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, where Ahab had his palace. Naboth refused to sell his ancestral vineyard to Ahab, so Jezebel had Naboth killed and seized the vineyard. Later Jehu executed Jehovah's judgment, throwing Jezebel from the window; dogs ate her body, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy. Gideon also camped by the spring of Jezreel.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
He said: “Throw her down!” So they threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses, and he trampled her. After that he went in and ate and drank. He then said: “Please, take care of this accursed woman and bury her. After all, she is the daughter of a king.” But when they went to bury her, they did not find anything but her skull and her feet and the palms of her hands. When they returned and told him, he said: “This fulfills the word of Jehovah that he spoke through his servant E·liʹjah the Tishʹbite, saying, ‘In the plot of land of Jezʹre·el, the dogs will eat the flesh of Jezʹe·bel.— 2 Kings 9:33-36
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