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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72436" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72436" /> == | ||
<p> '''Ethba'al.''' ''( | <p> '''Ethba'al.''' ''(With Baal).'' King of [[Sidon]] and father of Jezebel. 1 Kings 16:31. [[Josephus]] represents him as a king of the Tyrians, as well as of the Sidonians. We may, thus, identify him with Eithobalus, who, after having assassinated Pheles, usurped the throne of [[Tyre]] for thirty-two years. The date of Ethbaal's reign may be given as about B.C. 940-908. </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35235" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35235" /> == | ||
<p> ("with Baal"), namely, for his patron god. Ithobalus ("Baal with him") in [[Menander]] (Josephus, [[Apion]] 1:18), king of Sidon, Jezebel's father ( 1 Kings 16:31). (See [[Jezebel.) | <p> ("with Baal"), namely, for his patron god. Ithobalus ("Baal with him") in [[Menander]] (Josephus, [[Apion]] 1:18), king of Sidon, Jezebel's father ( 1 Kings 16:31). (See [[Jezebel]] .) [[Priest]] of Astarte. Murdered Pheles, 50 years after Hiram's death, and usurped the throne of Tyre for 32 years, 940-908 B.C. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50757" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50757" /> == | ||
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66104" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66104" /> == | ||
<p> King of Sidon, and father of Jezebel wife of Ahab. 1 Kings 16:31 . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39542" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39542" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrews Ethba'al, אֶתְבִּעִל, '' | <p> (Hebrews Ethba'al, אֶתְבִּעִל, ''With Baal, I.E.,'' enjoying his favor and help; Sept. Ε᾿θβάαλ )'','' a king of Sidon, father of the infamous Jezebel, the wife of Ahab ( 1 Kings 16:31). According to Josephus ''(Ant'' . 8:13, 1 and 2; ''Apion,'' 1:18), Ethbaal is called ''Ithobalus'' (Ι᾿θόβαλος or Εἰθώβαλος, ''I.E., אַתּוֹבִעִל=Baal With Him)'' by Menander, who also says that he was a priest of Astarte, and, having put the king Pheles to death, assumed the scepter of Tyre and Sidon, lived sixty-eight years, and reigned thirty-two (comp. Theophil. ''Autol.'' 3, page 132). As fifty years elapsed between the deaths of [[Hiram]] and Pheles, the date of Ethbaal's reign may be given as about B.C. 940-908. The worship of [[Baal]] was no doubt closely allied to that of Astarte, and it is even possible that a priest of [[Astarte]] might have been dedicated also to the service of Baal, and borne his name. We here see the reason why Jezebel, the daughter of a priest of Astarte, was so zealous a promoter of idolatry, the taint of which, with its attendant tyranny, eventually extended to the throne of Judah in the person of Athaliah; and as, twenty-one years after the death of Ethbaal, his granddaughter [[Dido]] built Carthage, and founded that celebrated commonwealth (Josephus, as above), we may judge what sort of a spirit animated the females of this royal family. (See Ahab). Another Phoenician king of the same name (Ι᾿θόβαλος or Εἰθώβαλος ) appears as a contemporary of [[Nebuchadnezzar]] (Josephus, Ant. 10:11, 1; Apion, 1:21; Eusebius, Chron. Armen. 1:74). (See [[Phoenicia]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3578" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3578" /> == | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 13 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Ethba'al. (With Baal). King of Sidon and father of Jezebel. 1 Kings 16:31. Josephus represents him as a king of the Tyrians, as well as of the Sidonians. We may, thus, identify him with Eithobalus, who, after having assassinated Pheles, usurped the throne of Tyre for thirty-two years. The date of Ethbaal's reign may be given as about B.C. 940-908.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
("with Baal"), namely, for his patron god. Ithobalus ("Baal with him") in Menander (Josephus, Apion 1:18), king of Sidon, Jezebel's father ( 1 Kings 16:31). (See Jezebel .) Priest of Astarte. Murdered Pheles, 50 years after Hiram's death, and usurped the throne of Tyre for 32 years, 940-908 B.C.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Ethbaal (‘with Baal,’ i.e . enjoying his favour and protection). King of the Sidonians, and father of Jezebel, wife of Ahab king of Israel ( 1 Kings 16:31 ).
Morrish Bible Dictionary [4]
King of Sidon, and father of Jezebel wife of Ahab. 1 Kings 16:31 .
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Hebrews Ethba'al, אֶתְבִּעִל, With Baal, I.E., enjoying his favor and help; Sept. Ε᾿θβάαλ ), a king of Sidon, father of the infamous Jezebel, the wife of Ahab ( 1 Kings 16:31). According to Josephus (Ant . 8:13, 1 and 2; Apion, 1:18), Ethbaal is called Ithobalus (Ι᾿θόβαλος or Εἰθώβαλος, I.E., אַתּוֹבִעִל=Baal With Him) by Menander, who also says that he was a priest of Astarte, and, having put the king Pheles to death, assumed the scepter of Tyre and Sidon, lived sixty-eight years, and reigned thirty-two (comp. Theophil. Autol. 3, page 132). As fifty years elapsed between the deaths of Hiram and Pheles, the date of Ethbaal's reign may be given as about B.C. 940-908. The worship of Baal was no doubt closely allied to that of Astarte, and it is even possible that a priest of Astarte might have been dedicated also to the service of Baal, and borne his name. We here see the reason why Jezebel, the daughter of a priest of Astarte, was so zealous a promoter of idolatry, the taint of which, with its attendant tyranny, eventually extended to the throne of Judah in the person of Athaliah; and as, twenty-one years after the death of Ethbaal, his granddaughter Dido built Carthage, and founded that celebrated commonwealth (Josephus, as above), we may judge what sort of a spirit animated the females of this royal family. (See Ahab). Another Phoenician king of the same name (Ι᾿θόβαλος or Εἰθώβαλος ) appears as a contemporary of Nebuchadnezzar (Josephus, Ant. 10:11, 1; Apion, 1:21; Eusebius, Chron. Armen. 1:74). (See Phoenicia).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [6]
eth -bā´al , eth´bā̇ -al ( אתבּעל , 'eth - ba‛al , "with Baal"): "King of the Sidonians," and father of Jezebel whom Ahab king of Israel took to wife ( 1 Kings 16:31 ).
References
- ↑ Ethbaal from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ethbaal from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ethbaal from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Ethbaal from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ethbaal from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Ethbaal from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
