Naboth’s vineyard
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Naboth’s vineyard is the plot of land in the Hebrew Bible whose wrongful seizure by King Ahab and Queen Jezebel becomes a classic example of injustice and abuse of royal power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naboth’s vineyard canonical | 1 |
| Naboth’s vineyard incident | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical location
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plot of land ⓘ vineyard ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Ahab’s palace in Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Naboth’s refusal to sell ancestral land
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false accusation of blasphemy against Naboth ⓘ judicial murder of Naboth ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
divine judgment on Ahab’s house
ⓘ
prophet Elijah’s oracle of judgment against Ahab ⓘ |
| covetedBy | King Ahab of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Kings 21
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Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Deuteronomistic history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
pronouncement that dogs will eat Jezebel
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pronouncement that dogs will lick Ahab’s blood ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySource | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| laterReception |
metaphor for unjust expropriation by authorities
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reference point in discussions of land grabbing ⓘ |
| legalContext |
Israelite laws on ancestral inheritance
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prohibition on permanent sale of ancestral land ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Jezreel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
1 Kings 21:17–29
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1 Kings 21:1–16 ⓘ 2 Kings 9:25–26 ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
misuse of legal institutions
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responsibility of rulers before God ⓘ sanctity of inherited land ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
case study of royal tyranny
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illustration of prophetic defense of justice ⓘ moral warning against covetousness ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Naboth the Jezreelite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Elijah’s confrontation with Ahab in the vineyard
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stoning of Naboth ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| seizedBy |
King Ahab of Israel
NERFINISHED
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Queen Jezebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
abuse of royal power
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corruption in legal proceedings ⓘ injustice ⓘ oppression of the powerless ⓘ violation of property rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | monarchic period of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| usedAsExampleIn |
Christian sermons on social justice
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Jewish ethical discussions of justice ⓘ political theology about limits of state power ⓘ |
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Naboth’s vineyard incident