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Ahab

900 BC - 852 BC

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Ahab (; Hebrew: אַחְאָב, romanized: ʾAḥʾāḇ; Akkadian: 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍, romanized: Aḫâbbu; Koine Greek: Ἀχαάβ, romanized: Akhaáb; Latin: Achab) was a king of the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), the son and successor of King Omri, and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, according to the Hebrew Bible. He is depicted in the Bible as a Baal worshipper and is criticized for causing moral decline in Israel, though modern scholars argue that Ahab was a Yahwist himself. The existence of Ahab is historically supported outside the Bible. The contemporary Kurkh Monolith inscription of king Shalmaneser III from the Neo-Assyrian Empire documented in 853 BC that Shalmaneser III defeated an alliance of a dozen kings in the Battle of Qarqar; one of these was Ahab. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahab is the 945th most popular politician (down from 662nd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Lebanese Politician.

Ahab is most famous for being the protagonist in Herman Melville's novel, Moby Dick.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahab ranks 945 out of 19,576. Before him are Sargon II, Isabella II of Spain, Halime Sultan, John III of Sweden, Baudouin of Belgium, and Thutmose II. After him are Albert I of Belgium, Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, Kliment Voroshilov, Elena Ceaușescu, and Jerry Brown.

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Among people born in 900 BC, Ahab ranks 2. Before him is Elisha. After him are Athaliah, Shalmaneser III, Uzziah, Jehu, Jehoram of Judah, Caranus of Macedon, Ahaziah of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, Jehoahaz of Israel, and Coenus of Macedon. Among people deceased in 852 BC, Ahab ranks 1. 

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    Ahab

    POLITICIAN

    900 BC - 852 BC

    HPI: 76.10

    Rank: 1

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Ahab ranks 8 out of 145. Before him are Severus Alexander (208), Porphyry (233), Dido (-879), Pope Sisinnius (650), Pope Constantine (664), and Keanu Reeves (1964). After him are Ulpian (170), Michel Aoun (1935), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), and Fairuz (1935).

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Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon

Among politicians born in Lebanon, Ahab ranks 3. Before him are Severus Alexander (208), and Dido (-879). After him are Michel Aoun (1935), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Rafic Hariri (1944), Hiram I (-1000), Émile Lahoud (1936), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Michel Suleiman (1948), and Maria of Montferrat (1192).

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