Ithobaal I
9th-century BCE King of Tyre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ithobaal I[lower-alpha 1] is the name of a 9th-century BCE king of Tyre mentioned in the story of Jezebel from the Hebrew Bible, and in a citation by Josephus of a list of the kings of Tyre put together by the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus (2nd century BCE).
Ithobaal I | |
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King of Tyre | |
Predecessor | Phelles (8 months, 879 BC) |
Successor | Baal-Eser II (Balazeros, Ba‘l-mazzer II) 846 – 841 BC |
Born | 915 BC Tyre, presumed |
Died | 847 or 846 BC |
Issue | Jezebel and Baal-Eser II |
Dynasty | Began house of Ithobaal/Ithobalus |
Father | Ahiram? |
Mother | unknown |
Ithobaal is listed as the founder of a new dynasty. During his reign, Tyre expanded its power on the mainland, making all of Phoenicia its territory as far north as Beirut, including Sidon, and even a part of the island of Cyprus.[citation needed] At the same time, Tyre also built new colonies such as Botrys (now Batrun) near Byblos — including ones overseas such as Auza (Libya) and Carthage (Tunisia).