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Headword:
Iezabel
Adler number: iota,145
Translated headword: Jezebel
Vetting Status: high
Translation: Wife of king Ahab; Elijah, when pursued by her, was carried away in a chariot of fire; and king Jehu threw her from the wall to provide food for the dogs.
Greek Original:Iezabel, tou Achaab basileôs gunê: huph' hês diôkomenos Êlias en harmati puros metetethê: hên Ious ho basileus rhiptei apo tou teichous kai kusi paradidôsi brôsin.
Notes:
See already
iota 144.
For Elijah and the chariot cf.
4 Kingdoms (
2 Kings) 2:11.
Keywords: biography; ethics; food; gender and sexuality; imagery; religion; women; zoology
Translated by: David Whitehead on 24 October 2004@07:23:05.
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