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Jezebel
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tags: [christianity] [judaism]
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Definition:a figure of the Hebrew Bible, described in the Book of Kings (1 Kings 16:31) as a queen who was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Sidon and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel.[she] incited her husband King Ahab to abandon the worship of Yahweh and encourage worship of the deities Baal and Asherah instead. Jezebel persecuted the prophets of Yahweh, and fabricated evidence of blasphemy against an innocent landowner who refused to sell his property to King Ahab, causing the landowner to be put to death. For these transgressions against the God and people of Israel, Jezebel met a gruesome death—thrown out of a window by members of her own court retinue, and the flesh of her corpse eaten by stray dogs.In the biblical story, Jezebel became associated with false prophets. In some interpretations, her dressing in finery and putting on makeup led to the association of the use of cosmetics with "painted women" or prostitutes.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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as there hath reigned a wicked Jezebel, so hath there ruled a devout Deborah,
John Lyly. Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578)
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he would imagine her pastor telling her that a wife should have sex with her husband, even if she didn't feel like it, otherwise the husband would find solace in a Jezebel.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Americanah, p.569 (2013)
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When I axed Mr Clinker what they meant by calling me Issabel, he put the byebill into my hand, and I read of van Issabel a painted harlot, that vas thrown out of a vindore, and the dogs came and licked her blood.
Tobias Smollett. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771)
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How could they, said Aunt Lydia, oh how could they have done such a thing? Jezebels!
Margaret Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale (1986)
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