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* [[Kings of Israel]] | * [[Kings of Israel]] | ||
+ | * [[Jeroboam]] - father | ||
+ | * [[Ahab]] - son who became king afterwards | ||
+ | * BD Omri | ||
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+ | Omri was the second king of Israel (the ten tribes), after his father [[Jeroboam]] who ruled before him, when the [[two kingdoms]] were split. | ||
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+ | There was a brief civil war or at least a strong political split between him and Tibni, where there was some struggle as to who would become king. (1 Kings 16:21-22). | ||
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+ | Omri was a wicked king as well, worse than his father Jeroboam (1 Kings 16:25-26). | ||
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+ | The entire story of Omri is in 1 Kings 16:15-28. |