Biblical Bad Girl Had Power


	Biblical Bad Girl Had Power

neochonetes

11-9-2007 1:51 PM

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jezebel, queen, biblical israel, ahab, king, document seal

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Jezebel, the queen whose name became synonymous with all things lewd and wicked, probably wielded a fair bit of power in ancient Israel, suggests a stone document seal newly traced to the Biblical "bad girl." 
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With her own seal, Queen Jezebel was able to exert a powerful influence upon people around her, much like the Egyptian queens, Korpel said. 
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Unlike <A href="http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?gid=66">Egypt</A>, however, Biblical Israel did not look favorably upon powerful women. Jezebel was ultimately perceived as a threat and foreign idol worshipper, accused of prostitution, murder and sorcery, and tossed from her window to be ravaged by dogs. 
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Multiple icons on the seal, as well as its above-average size, indicate that it belonged to a queen, the recent investigations concluded. 
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