Etbaal
Etbaal was from 887 to 856 BC. King of Sidon . He belonged to the priestly elite of the city and possibly the Hiram I dynasty . According to the account in Book 1 of Kings , he was the father-in-law of the Israelite King Ahab , who was married to his daughter Jezebel .
According to recent research, he was also king of Tire . He is said to have paid tribute to Aššur-nâṣir-apli II . Inscriptions on his banquet stele also suggest that Eth-Baʾal was one of the invited guests at the grand opening of his new palace in Kalḫu .
literature
- Horst Klengel : Syria, 3000 to 300 BC. A handbook of political history. Berlin, Akademie Verlag 1992, ISBN 3050018208 , p. 204 f.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Etbaal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ittobaal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Sidon and Tire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 887 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 856 BC Chr. |