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Naboth, a Jezreelite, owned a vineyard right next to King Ahab’s palace in Jezreel. When Ahab tried to buy it, Naboth refused because the land was his ancestral inheritance, something the Law of Moses said should never be permanently sold. Jezebel, Ahab’s wife, then plotted Naboth’s death through false accusations, and once Naboth was executed, Ahab seized the vineyard
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Ahab, king of Israel, allied with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, to fight against the Arameans at Ramoth-Gilead. Despite warnings from the prophet Micaiah that he would not return safely, Ahab pressed forward and died.