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Published: 26.11.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Painted Hussy: The Life and Times of Jezebel', 1.
  • Essays 'Painted Hussy: The Life and Times of Jezebel', 2.
  • Essays 'Painted Hussy: The Life and Times of Jezebel', 3.
  • Essays 'Painted Hussy: The Life and Times of Jezebel', 4.
Extract

She is the most notorious woman in the Bible and quite possibly, all of literature. Jezebel, her name is a synonym for wickedness (Deen 125). What could she have possible done to earn such a reputation? Is she really worse than any other man or woman in the Bible? Or was she just a confidant, powerful and misunderstood woman with a fervent faith and devotion to Baal?
Jezebel is first mentioned in the Bible in I Kings. Before the recounting of the tale of Elijah, she is referenced as the wife of King Ahab. There is slight background information given about her. …

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