Who Was Alive
Ahab
Guillaume Rouille, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ahab

King of Israel

Born 918 BC · died 852 BC

Who was alive at the same time as Ahab?

  1. Ramesses II, c. 1303 – 1213 BC
  2. Ramesses III, c. 1217 – c. 1155 BC
  3. Omri, c. 940 – 874 BC
  4. Ahab, 918–852 BC
  5. Jehu, 876–814 BC
  6. Jehoram of Israel, 870–841 BC
  7. Ahaziah of Israel, 870–851 BC
  8. Amos, 814–740 BC
  9. Sargon II, c. 765 – 705 BC
  10. Ahaz, 763–727 BC
  11. Hoshea, 759–723 BC

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Only 4 people we track were surely alive alongside Ahab

Our coverage of the ancient world is thin: we only include people whose birth and death can be dated to within 25 years.

The nearest lives we can place: Ramesses III died about 234 years before Ahab was born, Ramesses II died about 294 years before Ahab was born, Amos was born about 37 years after Ahab died, Sargon II was born about 84 years after Ahab died, Ahaz was born about 88 years after Ahab died and Hoshea was born about 92 years after Ahab died.

When Ahab died, Jehu was 23 or 24 and Jehoram of Israel was 17 or 18.

Born during Ahab’s lifetime: Jehu, Ahaziah of Israel and Jehoram of Israel.

Where Ahab and the nearest lives were born

Ahab is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time or nearest to it. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (5 of 11 placed); tap one to open that person.
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