Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard

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The Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard is a biblical episode in which King Ahab, spurred on by Queen Jezebel, unjustly takes a commoner’s vineyard, prompting the prophet Elijah’s fierce condemnation and symbolizing royal injustice and divine judgment.

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instanceOf Old Testament narrative
biblical episode
biblical story of injustice
hasCause Ahab’s desire to acquire Naboth’s vineyard
hasCulturalRole biblical example used in social justice preaching
paradigm of corrupt kingship
hasInstigator Queen Jezebel
linked to: Jezebel
hasLegalContext Israelite inheritance law
hasLocation Jezreel
linked to: Jezreel Valley
hasMainHumanCharacter King Ahab
Naboth the Jezreelite
Queen Jezebel
linked to: Jezebel

the prophet Elijah
linked to: Elijah
hasMoralEvaluation condemned by God
unjust
hasNarrativeFunction critique of monarchy in the Deuteronomistic history
hasOutcome Ahab takes possession of the vineyard
Elijah pronounces judgment on Ahab’s house
Naboth is executed
Naboth is falsely accused of blasphemy
doom is foretold for Jezebel
hasOwnerBeforeSeizure Naboth the Jezreelite
hasPropheticOpponent Elijah
hasScripturalBook 1 Kings
hasScripturalChapter 1 Kings 21
linked to: 1 Kings
hasSeizer King Ahab
hasTheme abuse of power
covetousness
divine judgment
false accusation
judicial murder
property rights
prophetic justice
royal injustice
isReferencedAs Naboth’s vineyard incident
the story of Naboth the Jezreelite
precedes Elijah’s prophecy of violent deaths for Ahab’s line
symbolizes God’s concern for the oppressed
inevitability of divine retribution
limits on royal authority in Israel

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Ahab notableEvent Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard
1 Kings containsEvent Naboth’s vineyard incident
linked to: Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard
Jezebel associatedWithEvent Naboth's vineyard incident
linked to: Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard
King Ahab notableEvent Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard