Jehuites, Ahabites, and Omrides: Blood Kinship and Bloodshed

Hypothesizing that Jehu was a scion of the royal family founded by Omri, as the inscriptions of Shalmaneser of Assyria suggest, this article aims at clarifying the way the ancient sources referring to Jehu's coup present the accompanying bloodshed as affecting ‘the House of Ahab’ alone. Jehu�...

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Main Author: Baruchi-Unna, Amitai 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2017]
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2017, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-21
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jehu Israel, King ca. 845 BC-818 BC / Omri Israel, King / Royal house / Shalmaneser III Assyria, King / Mesha Moab, King / Victory stele
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
Further subjects:B Jehu Ahab Omrides Shalmaneser III Moabite Stone Jezreel Samaria son of nobody
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Summary:Hypothesizing that Jehu was a scion of the royal family founded by Omri, as the inscriptions of Shalmaneser of Assyria suggest, this article aims at clarifying the way the ancient sources referring to Jehu's coup present the accompanying bloodshed as affecting ‘the House of Ahab’ alone. Jehu's identification as Ahab's kinsman clarifies the positions he held under the Ahabites—bodyguard and general—presupposing royal personal trust. Jehu's status as an Omride may explain his decision to leave Jezreel, the capital of the Ahabites, not to establish a new capital, but to rule from Samaria, the capital founded by Omri, who is suggested to have been their common forefather.
ISSN:1476-6728
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0309089216661177