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In the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis 6–9), God sees that the "wickedness of man was great" and grieves (Genesis 6:6). [22]: 34 Hamas, (חָמָֽס) meaning 'violence, wrongdoing', is the Hebrew Bible's primary term for violence. It is first used in Genesis 6:11: "the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence."
2 Kings 10 is the tenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew deity Yahweh over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. God also performed many miracles through Elijah, including resurrection, bringing fire down from the sky, and ascending to heaven alive. [13] He is also portrayed as leading a school of prophets known as "the sons of the prophets."
Slaughter of the Prophets of Baal, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld. Baʿal (בַּעַל) appears about 90 times in the Hebrew Bible in reference to various gods. [17] The priests of the Canaanite Baʿal are mentioned numerous times, most prominently in the First Book of Kings.
In 1 Samuel 15:3, Israelite king Saul is told by God via the prophet Samuel: “Now go, attack Amalek, and proscribe [kill and dedicate to YHWH] all that belongs to him. Spare no one, but kill alike men and women, infants and sucklings, oxen and sheep, camels and asses!” [ 7 ] Saul's failure to be sufficiently harsh with Amalek is portrayed ...
A new prophet arises in Israel, named Elijah, who informs Ahab of a years-long drought about to begin. God then tells Elijah to hide in the Kerith Ravine, where he drinks from the stream and is fed by ravens. When the brook dries up, God tells Elijah to travel to Zarephath, where a widow will feed him.
The prophets whose god can burn meat pieces from a bull is the true God. Baal's and Asherah's prophets fail to set fire to the meat, but Elijah's god succeed. But despite this victory for the Lord, Ahab refuses to change the official, polytheistic policy propelled by his wife Jezebel .
A man of God (1 Samuel 2:27–36) A man of God from Judah (1 Kings 13:1) A man of God (1 Kings 20:28) One of the sons of the prophets (1 Kings 20:35–42) A man of God (2 Chronicles 25:7–9) The seventy elders of Israel (Numbers 11:25)