Ahab, son of Kolaiah
The name Ahab means “uncle, or father's brother.” Ahab is mentioned in 2 verses of the Bible, first in Jeremiah 29:21.
Family of Ahab
Father
Who was Ahab?
A false prophet referred to by Jeremiah (Jer. 29:21), of whom nothing further is known.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Ahab
- Jeremiah 29:21
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;
- Jeremiah 29:22
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;