Naboth

E479001

Naboth is a biblical figure in the Old Testament whose unjust execution, orchestrated by Queen Jezebel so King Ahab could seize his vineyard, exemplifies the abuse of royal power and legal corruption.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Naboth canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament person ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
accusedOf blasphemy against God ⓘ
treason against the king ⓘ
associatedWithTheme divine justice ⓘ
misuse of legal institutions ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
canonicalStatus figure in Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
chargesWere fabricated ⓘ
condemnedBy false witnesses ⓘ
deathAvengeAnnouncedBy prophet Elijah ⓘ
linked to: Elijah
ethnicIdentity Israelite ⓘ
linked to: Israelites
executedByMethod stoning ⓘ
executionBenefited King Ahab ⓘ
executionOrderedBy Queen Jezebel ⓘ
linked to: Jezebel
influencedConcept later Jewish and Christian critiques of tyranny ⓘ
killedDuring staged legal proceeding ⓘ
languageOfPrimaryText Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
legacyInTradition example of martyr for covenant law ⓘ
legalBasisForRefusal Mosaic law on ancestral land ⓘ
mentionedIn Book of 1 Kings ⓘ
linked to: 1 Kings

Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
moralCharacter faithful to covenant law ⓘ
righteous ⓘ
moralLessonDrawn condemnation of corrupt rulers ⓘ
condemnation of perverted justice ⓘ
respect for inherited land ⓘ
narrativeSection 1 Kings 21 ⓘ
neighborOf King Ahab ⓘ
occupation vineyard owner ⓘ
plotMotiveOfEnemies seizure of his vineyard ⓘ
plotterAgainst Queen Jezebel ⓘ
linked to: Jezebel
propertyOwned vineyard in Jezreel ⓘ
reasonForRefusal loyalty to ancestral inheritance laws ⓘ
refusedRequestFrom King Ahab ⓘ
relatedEvent prophecy of doom against Ahab’s house ⓘ
residence Jezreel ⓘ
linked to: Jezreel Valley
storyInterpretedBy prophet Elijah ⓘ
linked to: Elijah
symbolizes abuse of royal authority ⓘ
innocent suffering ⓘ
legal corruption ⓘ
violation of property rights ⓘ
victimOf abuse of royal power ⓘ
false accusation ⓘ
judicial murder ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Jezebel → orderedKillingOf → Naboth ⓘ
Naboth Winsor → givenName → Naboth ⓘ
subject linked to: Winsor