King Omri

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King Omri was a 9th-century BCE ruler of the northern Kingdom of Israel known for establishing a powerful dynasty and strengthening the kingdom’s political and economic position.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
King Omri canonical 1
King Omri of Israel 1
βασιλιάς Ομρί 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Israelite ⓘ
Biblical figure ⓘ
King of Israel ⓘ
Monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Northern Kingdom of Israelite monarchy ⓘ
biblicalTradition Portrayed as doing evil in the sight of the Lord ⓘ
capital Samaria ⓘ
child Ahab ⓘ
country Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
dynasty Omride dynasty ⓘ
economicPolicy Strengthened trade and economic networks ⓘ
era Iron Age Levant ⓘ
ethnicGroup Israelites ⓘ
founded Omride dynasty ⓘ
Samaria ⓘ
historicalPeriod 9th century BCE Levantine politics ⓘ
house House of Omri ⓘ
houseNamedAfter Omride dynasty ⓘ
knownFor establishing a powerful dynasty in the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
foreign diplomacy and alliances ⓘ
strengthening the economic position of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
strengthening the political position of the Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
legacy Omri used as dynastic name for Israel by neighboring kingdoms ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Kings ⓘ
2 Kings ⓘ
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Mesha Stele ⓘ
occupation Military leader ⓘ
Ruler ⓘ
politicalStatus Made Israel a regional power in the 9th century BCE ⓘ
positionHeld King of the northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
predecessor Zimri ⓘ
recognizedBy Assyrians ⓘ
Moabites ⓘ
region Ancient Near East ⓘ
reignEnd 9th century BCE ⓘ
reignStart 9th century BCE ⓘ
religion Yahwism ⓘ
seatOfPower Samaria ⓘ
successor Ahab ⓘ
title King ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Samaria → foundedBy → King Omri ⓘ
Samaria (Sebaste) → foundedBy → King Omri of Israel ⓘ
linked to: King Omri
Σαμάρεια → foundedBy → βασιλιάς Ομρί ⓘ
linked to: King Omri