Ahab

Ahab was king of the northern kingdom of Israel after his father Omri died.He married a Sidonite princess,Jezebel.Ahab was wicked in the eyes of the Lord,and he built an altar to Baal in Samaria,the capital of Israel.For these evil deeds,he is harried by the prophet Elijah who continually rebuked him for the evil he was doing in the sight of the Lord.Ahab becomes involved with several campaigns against the king of Aram.In the middle of the third campign,Ahab was killed in battle.Ahab had reigned over Israel for twenty-two years.