Ethbaal
(Hebrews Ethba’al, , with Baal, i.e., enjoying his favor and help; Sept. ), a king of Sidon, father of the infamous Jezebel, the wife of Ahab (1Ki 16:31). According to Josephus (Ant. 8:13, 1 and 2; Apion, 1:18), Ethbaal is called Ithobalus ( or , i.e., =Baal with him) by Menander, who also says that he was a priest of Astarte, and, having put the king Pheles to death, assumed the scepter of Tyre and Sidon, lived sixty-eight years, and reigned thirty-two (comp. Theophil. Autol. 3, page 132). As fifty years elapsed between the deaths of Hiram and Pheles, the date of Ethbaal’s reign may be given as about B.C. 940-908. The worship of Baal was no doubt closely allied to that of Astarte, and it is even possible that a priest of Astarte might have been dedicated also to the service of Baal, and borne his name. We here see the reason why Jezebel, the daughter of a priest of Astarte, was so zealous a promoter of idolatry, the taint of which, with its attendant tyranny, eventually extended to the throne of Judah in the person of Athaliah; and as, twenty-one years after the death of Ethbaal, his granddaughter Dido built Carthage, and founded that celebrated commonwealth (Josephus, as above), we may judge what sort of a spirit animated the females of this royal family. SEE AHAB. Another Phoenician king of the same name ( or ) appears as a contemporary of Nebuchadnezzar (Josephus, Ant. 10:11, 1; Apion, 1:21; Eusebius, Chron. Armen. 1:74). SEE PHOENICIA.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ethbaal
(“with Baal”), namely, for his patron god. Ithobalus (“Baal with him”) in Menander (Josephus, Apion 1:18), king of Sidon, Jezebel’s father (1Ki 16:31). (See JEZEBEL.) Priest of Astarte. Murdered Pheles, 50 years after Hiram’s death, and usurped the throne of Tyre for 32 years, 940-908 B.C.
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Ethbaal
ETHBAAL (with Baal, i.e. enjoying his favour and protection).King of the Sidonians, and father of Jezebel, wife of Ahab king of Israel (1Ki 16:31).
Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Ethbaal
eth-baal, ethba-al (, ‘eth-baal, with Baal): King of the Sidonians, and father of Jezebel whom Ahab king of Israel took to wife (1Ki 16:31).
Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Ethbaal
[Ethba’al]
King of Sidon, and father of Jezebel wife of Ahab. 1Ki 16:31.
Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary
Ethbaal
King of Sidon.
1Ki 16:31
Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible
Ethbaal
Ethba’al. (with Baal). King of Sidon and father of Jezebel. 1Ki 16:31. Josephus represents him as a king of the Tyrians, as well as of the Sidonians. We may, thus, identify him with Eithobalus, who, after having assassinated Pheles, usurped the throne of Tyre for thirty-two years. The date of Ethbaal’s reign may be given as about B.C. 940-908.