Re: Jezebel and Isabel
in reply to a message by Magda
Jezebel is the Anglicized transliteration of the Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל‎ ʾIzeḇel. The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible states that the name is "best understood as meaning 'Where is the Lord?'" (Hebrew: אֵיזֶה בַּעַל, romanized: ʾēze baʿal), a ritual cry from worship ceremonies in honor of Baal during periods of the year when the god was considered to be in the underworld.
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Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Magda  ·  6/16/2002, 6:40 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Lisa  ·  2/10/2025, 4:33 AM
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Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  NA  ·  8/11/2022, 8:49 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  thegriffon  ·  2/7/2020, 4:10 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  LB  ·  11/22/2018, 5:59 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Alivad  ·  8/1/2017, 7:57 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  NA  ·  8/11/2022, 8:50 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Peter Cook  ·  7/15/2019, 11:53 PM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  (Is-rah-el) Israelle  ·  6/24/2024, 9:39 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Anneza  ·  6/18/2002, 1:33 AM
Re: Jezebel and Isabel  ·  Stanislassia  ·  6/17/2002, 1:01 AM
Jezebel and Beelzebub  ·  Shay  ·  6/17/2002, 1:20 PM
Re: Jezebel and Beelzebub  ·  thegriffon  ·  8/30/2017, 7:47 AM