Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard
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The Seizure of Naboth’s vineyard is a biblical episode in which King Ahab, spurred on by Queen Jezebel, unjustly takes a commoner’s vineyard, prompting the prophet Elijah’s fierce condemnation and symbolizing royal injustice and divine judgment.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Naboth's vineyard incident | 1 |
| Naboth’s vineyard incident | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Old Testament narrative
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biblical episode ⓘ biblical story of injustice ⓘ |
| hasCause | Ahab’s desire to acquire Naboth’s vineyard ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
biblical example used in social justice preaching
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paradigm of corrupt kingship ⓘ |
| hasInstigator | Queen Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalContext | Israelite inheritance law ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainHumanCharacter |
King Ahab
NERFINISHED
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Naboth the Jezreelite NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ the prophet Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralEvaluation |
condemned by God
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unjust ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | critique of monarchy in the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
Ahab takes possession of the vineyard
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Elijah pronounces judgment on Ahab’s house ⓘ Naboth is executed ⓘ Naboth is falsely accused of blasphemy ⓘ doom is foretold for Jezebel ⓘ |
| hasOwnerBeforeSeizure | Naboth the Jezreelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPropheticOpponent | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScripturalBook | 1 Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScripturalChapter | 1 Kings 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeizer | King Ahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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covetousness ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ false accusation ⓘ judicial murder ⓘ property rights ⓘ prophetic justice ⓘ royal injustice ⓘ |
| isReferencedAs |
Naboth’s vineyard incident
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the story of Naboth the Jezreelite ⓘ |
| precedes | Elijah’s prophecy of violent deaths for Ahab’s line ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God’s concern for the oppressed
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inevitability of divine retribution ⓘ limits on royal authority in Israel ⓘ |
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Naboth's vineyard incident
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Naboth’s vineyard incident