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OMRI , in the See also:Bible, the first See also:great See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Israel after the separation of the two kingdoms of Israel and See also:Judah, who flourished in the See also:early See also:part of the 9th See also:century B.C. The
See also:ONAGRACEAE
See also:dynasty of See also:Jeroboam had been exterminated by Baasha (see See also:Asa) at a revolt when the See also:army was besieging the See also:Philistines at Gibbethon, an unidentified Danite site. A See also:quarter of a century later, Baasha's son Elah, after a reign of two years, was slain by Zimri, See also:captain of the chariots, in a drinking bout, and again the royal See also:family were put to the See also:sword. Meanwhile, the See also:general Omri, who was at Gibbethon, was promptly elected king by the army, and Zimri himself in a See also:short while' met his See also:death in the royal See also:city of Tirzah. However, fresh disturbance was caused by Tibni See also:ben Ginath (perhaps of See also:Naphtali), and Israel was divided into See also:rival factions. Ultimately Tibni and his See also:brother Joram (1 See also:Kings xvi. 22, LXX.) were overcome, and Omri remained in See also:sole See also:possession of the See also:throne. The compiler of the biblical narratives takes little See also:interest in Omri's See also:work (x Kings xvi. 15-28), and records briefly his See also:purchase of See also:Samaria, which became the See also:capital of his dynasty (see SAMARIA). The inscription of Mesha throws welcome See also:light upon his See also:conquest of See also:Moab (q.v.); the position of Israel during the reign of Omri's son See also:Ahab (q.v.) bears testimony to the success of the See also:father; and the fact that the See also:land continued to be known to the Assyrians down to the See also:- TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
time of See also:Sargon as " See also:house of Omri " indicates the reputation which this little-known king enjoyed. (S. A.
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