Omri

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Omri was a king of Israel in the Hebrew Bible, known for establishing a powerful dynasty and founding the city of Samaria as his capital.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Omri canonical 15
Omri of Israel 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient monarch
Biblical figure
King of Israel
burialPlace Samaria
capitalCity Samaria
capitalFounded Samaria
conflictWith Kingdom of Aram-Damascus
country Kingdom of Israel
deathPlace Samaria
describedAs Powerful king in the Hebrew Bible
dynastyFounded Omride dynasty
ethnicGroup Israelite
linked to: Israelites
fatherOf Ahab
Ahaziah of Israel
linked to: Ahaziah

Jehoram of Israel
founded City of Samaria
governedFrom Samaria
houseName House of Omri
houseStyle Omride dynasty
knownAs Omri of Israel
linked to: Omri
language Hebrew
legacy Established long-lasting political structures in Israel
Name used for Israel in Assyrian records
madeCapital Samaria
mentionedIn 1 Kings
2 Kings
linked to: Book of 2 Kings

Book of Micah
Mesha Stele
notableFor Establishing a powerful dynasty
Founding Samaria as capital
Military and political strength
positionHeld King of Israel
predecessor Tibni
Zimri
recognizedBy Neighboring kingdoms
region Northern Kingdom of Israel
reignOver Kingdom of Israel
religion Yahwism
royalHouse House of Omri
sourceText Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
spouse Unnamed wife
successor Ahab
timePeriod 9th century BCE
title King of Israel

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahab father Omri
Moabites conflictWith Omri of Israel
linked to: Omri
King Ahab father Omri
King Ahab predecessor Omri
Omri Katz givenName Omri
Omri knownAs Omri of Israel
linked to: Omri
Athaliah relative Omri
Tirzah servedAsCapitalUnder Omri of Israel
linked to: Omri
Ahab of Israel father Omri
House of Omri hasMember Omri
Shomron foundedBy Omri
Zimri successor Omri
Zimri opponent Omri