King Ahab - A Short Biography

King of northern Israel, 875-853 B.C. He was the son and successor of Omri, the founder of Samaria, and the first king of the Ten Tribes who was able to maintain a strong and stable government. Ahab inherited his father's military virtues and defended his country against the powerful Aramean (Syrian) kingdom of Damascus. Ahab was one of the three or four wicked kings of Israel singled out by tradition as being excluded from the future world of bliss