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 Ahab
 以色列之王

 Ahab
      n : according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel
          and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC)

 Ahab
    father's brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the
    seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings
    16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q.v.), who exercised a very evil
    influence over him. To the calf-worship introduced by Jeroboam
    he added the worship of Baal. He was severely admonished by
    Elijah (q.v.) for his wickedness. His anger was on this account
    kindled against the prophet, and he sought to kill him. He
    undertook three campaigns against Ben-hadad II., king of
    Damascus. In the first two, which were defensive, he gained a
    complete victory over Ben-hadad, who fell into his hands, and
    was afterwards released on the condition of his restoring all
    the cities of Israel he then held, and granting certain other
    concessions to Ahab. After three years of peace, for some cause
    Ahab renewed war (1 Kings 22:3) with Ben-hadad by assaulting the
    city of Ramoth-gilead, although the prophet Micaiah warned him
    that he would not succeed, and that the 400 false prophets who
    encouraged him were only leading him to his ruin. Micaiah was
    imprisoned for thus venturing to dissuade Ahab from his purpose.
    Ahab went into the battle disguised, that he might if possible
    escape the notice of his enemies; but an arrow from a bow "drawn
    at a venture" pierced him, and though stayed up in his chariot
    for a time he died towards evening, and Elijah's prophecy (1
    Kings 21:19) was fulfilled. He reigned twenty-three years.
    Because of his idolatry, lust, and covetousness, Ahab is
    referred to as pre-eminently the type of a wicked king (2 Kings
    8:18; 2 Chr. 22:3; Micah 6:16).
      (2.) A false prophet referred to by Jeremiah (Jer. 29:21), of
    whom nothing further is known.

 Ahab, uncle, or father's brother