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Ahab And Asherah Research Paper

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Thesis: Ahab intentionally cultivated Israel into a kingdom which worshipped Baal and Asherah through his marriage to Jezebel, the building of altars for the false gods, as well as his treatment in regards to the prophets of the Lord and the Lord himself. As stated in 1 Kings 16:31, after he became king of Israel and took Jezebel (the daughter of Ethbaal) to be his wife, Ahab “went and served Baal and worshipped him.” Then, he went and built an altar for Baal in the “house of Baal” as well as established an Asherah (1 Kgs 16:32-33). Furthermore, during the reign of Ahab, Jezebel had the prophets of the Lord cut off (1 Kgs 18:4). This action of Jezebel allowed space to be made for the prophets of Baal and Asherah. In 1 Kings 18:18, Ahab is

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