Jezebel has become a cultural symbol for treachery, seduction, immorality and idolatry. A Google search for her name brings up four million hits—more than twice the hits for “Ahab." Why so much focus ...

God asks some very interesting questions in the Bible. In 1 Kings 21:29, He asked Elijah, “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me?” (NASU) You remember the story; Ahab and Jezebel killed ...

The strangest thing about freedom in America is not how invisible it is to a foreigner or how cherished it is by those who live there but how frequently it’s portrayed as being under threat. Unlike ...

God asks some very interesting questions in the Bible. In 1 Kings 21:29, He asked Elijah, “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before Me?” (NASU) You remember the story; Ahab and Jezebel killed ...

Hillary Clinton praised Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) as someone who lived up to his Old Testament name by standing up against the “corrupt leadership of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel,” a line that drew ...

Editor’s Note: Laura Bernardini is director of coverage in CNN’s Washington Bureau. The views expressed in this column belong to Bernardini. That’s what happened during first Book of Kings: there wasn ...

In the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Kings, a story is told about a ruthless king of Israel who abused his authority and was punished for it by God. King Ahab’s realm was in Samaria, what is now known by ...

MOBY-DICK is not only a very big book; it is also a peculiarly full and rich one, and from the very opening it conveys a sense of abundance, of high creative power, that exhilarates and enlarges the ...

A leading outdoor activity in Israel is Biblical archaeology—digging up traces of heroes and villains who died thousands of years ago but who seem to enthusiasts almost as real as Israel’s Premier ...

An Old Testament scholar has discovered that a seal found in 1964 and dating from the 9th century BCE belonged to the biblical figure Queen Jezebel. The seal's symbols served as the basis for Korpel's ...