Jezebel was the wife of king ahab and the daughter of ethbaal, king of sidon. Although the film is remembered primarily for its camp attributes as one of the worst films. Jan 25, 2008 jezebel was a killer and prostitute, but she had her good side. Chattaway patheos explore the worlds faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Therefore, jezebel sought to kill elijah 1 kings 19. When jezebel was challenged, you might want to look at this in 2 kings 9, this is a few years later when jezebel was challenged. The bestknown manifestation was probably bette davis in 1938s jezebel. Idolatry in the northern kingdom began with jeroboam i, the first king. Born a phoenician princess in the 9th century bce, jezebel rose to infamy as the queen of israel. Paulette goddard actually was jezebel in in 1953s sins of jezebel, which kicks off with a. It stars paulette goddard as jezebel, the biblical queen of the northern kingdom of israel during the 9th century bc. A similar statement is made by the unnamed prophet who anoints jehu king of israel in 2 kings 9. Jul 19, 20 metropolitan community church of the coachella valley worship services sunday mornings, 10am in the candlewood chapel 32150 candlewood dr.
Jan 02, 2020 the bible does not mention a jezebel spirit, although it has plenty to say about jezebel herself. Metropolitan community church of the coachella valley worship services sunday mornings, 10am in the candlewood chapel 32150 candlewood dr. Her plan to introduce her pagan idols to israel angers god, who decides to wreak vengeance on israel. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of jeroboam the son of nebat, that he took to wife jezebel the daughter of ethbaal king of the zidonians, and went and served baal, and worshipped him. Sure there was the robe although some would say that was evidence enough, but it also saw the release of salome, slaves of babylon, queen of sheba and sins of jezebel. Cathedral city, ca songs for gathering is held at 9. He supported paulette goddard in sins of jezebel 1953 and had a supporting. Sins of jezebel 1953 09041953 us 1h 14m user score.
Jan 31, 2012 the sins of jezebel is another old hollywood biblical epic made in the tradition of gregory pecks david and bathsheba and yul brynners solomon and sheba. Allmovie expands with each day as we add new content. Sins of jezebel is a 1953 american historical drama film produced by sigmund neufeld and. It may be noted that she is said to have been the grandaunt of. Riverdale, which premiered last week on the cw after a heavy ad campaign, is hardly a new take on the teen dramedy as much as it is a welcome successor to a genre eagerly gobbled up by its target. The aging ahab, king of israel, comes under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming pagan woman named jezebel and. Playing the title role in sins of jezebel, goddard survives the ordeal armed. Oct 30, 2010 the prophet elijah warned the israeli king ahab not to marry jezebel. Verse 30 of 2 kings 9, and jehu, the anointed, comes to jezreel, it says in verse 30. These are not all of ahab or jezebels sins, but they do tell you what type a people they were. Phoenician princess and queen of israel as the wife of ahab. Her name afterwards came to be used as the synonym for a wicked woman rev. Jezebels definition of jezebels by the free dictionary.
It may be noted that she is said to have been the grandaunt of dido, the founder of carthage. Scholars generally identify 1 and 2 kings as part of the deuteronomistic history. But, either way the example of the old testament jezebel is one where an ethically challenged woman led israel deeply into baal worship and sorcery 1 kings 16. Jezebels takes a disturbing field trip that leads to an unlikely reunion too bad the episode is too scattered to be truly powerful. The only hollywood movie to tell the story of elijah, one of the bibles most. Jessbelle is an episode of the american television science fiction and fantasy anthology series the twilight zone 1963. Paulette goddard actually was jezebel in in 1953s sins of jezebel, which kicks off with a freakishly dull, nearly fourminute recap of the book of genesis. Sins of jezebel reginald le borg data corrections allmovie. Jezebel was a killer and prostitute, but she had her good.
As queen of israel, jezebel acted with power and influenced king ahab. He may have thought that, after the tremendous works on mount carmel, the whole nation would be convertedbut now he was. Jezebel was the daughter of ethbaal, king of the sidonians 1 kings 16. Jezebel is an actress, known for bullet 1976, prem rog 1982 and rocky 1981. And of jezebel also spake the lord, saying, the dogs shall eat jezebel by the wall of jezreel. She was immediately consumed by the dogs of the street 2 kings 9. With paulette goddard, george nader, eduard franz, john hoyt. Sins of jezebel is a 1953 american historical drama film produced by sigmund neufeld and directed by reginald le borg. When he came to beersheba in judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a days journey into the wilderness. Ontheflix new ncis season 15 premiere episode 1 official description revealed by cbs. Read the full synopsis of sins of jezebel, 1953, directed by reginald le borg. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows.
May 09, 2008 1953 was perhaps the year that more hokey bible films got made than any other. Ahab, king of israel, married jezebel and led the nation into baal worship 1 kings 16. And it came to pass, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of jeroboam the son of nebat, that he took as wife jezebel the daughter of ethbaal, king of the sidonians. Jezebel brings destruction upon the israelites through her many sexual peccadilloes and orgiastic bacchanals. Overview of sins of jezebel, 1953, directed by reginald le borg, with paulette goddard, george nader, eduard franz, at turner classic movies. Being a foreigner, a woman, and one who worshipped foreign gods made jezebel a triple threat. Watch the latest sins of jezebel trailer on video detective. The story of jezebel, the phoenician wife of king ahab of israel, is recounted in several brief passages scattered throughout the books of kings. Jezebel indeed shows herself as a person to be feared in the next episode. Sins of jezebel reginald le borg, 1953 bunuel1976 14 april 2011 the boxoffice success of cecil b. Sins of jezebel 1953 0904 1953 us 1h 14m user score. The robe aside, its immediately obvious that these other films revolve around an exotic leading lady. The israeli king ahab marries the conniving princess jezebel paulette goddard of pheonicia, who plans to supplant.
A series of biblical disasters befall everyone who crosses the path with one of the old testaments original sinners. The aging ahab, king of israel, comes under the influence of a young and. Paulette goddard starred as jezebel in the film sins of jezebel 1953. A newcomer, kyra paulette goddard, introduces rebellion into the by the unheard of act of complaining to the caliph about the lot of the women in the harem. Ontheflix new ncis season 15 premiere episode 1 official description revealed by. But that experience was followed by an episode of fear and failure in elijahs life. Jezebels sin of promoting the worship of other gods was particularly noteworthy. According to the bible, she encouraged idolatry and was ultimately killed by jehu.
Eventually, her sins caught up with her and she was consumed by dogs as elijah had prophesied 1k. The jezebel spirit part ii what exactly is the jezebel spirit. In the septuagint, 1 and 2 samuel and 1 and 2 kings are all included in kings, which therefore has four books, 1 4 kings. Both sins of jezebel 1953 and queen of the amazons 1946 are quite bad but have enormous value as high camp. Ahaziah and jehoram had succeeded their father ahab. Some commentators feel that he ran, not in fear, but out of conviction that he needed to commune with god. Paulette goddard and george nader in sins of jezebel 1953 paulette goddard and robert l. To ensure their compliance, she signs ahabs name and stamps the letters with. The aging ahab, king of israel, comes under the influence of a young and beautiful but scheming pagan woman named jezebel and, against the advice of his advisers and the prophet elijah, marries her. This website is made possible, in part, by displaying a few online advertisements to our visitors. Gaines believes the motives of the 1 and 2 kings writersas with all old and new testament authorsmust be evaluated when. Unfortunately, paulett goddard does not make the best jezebel. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for sins of jezebel 1953. Mar 24, 2020 but that experience was followed by an episode of fear and failure in elijahs life.
The prophet elijah warned the israeli king ahab not to marry jezebel. Please do not contact allmovie about the status of data corrections. Scholars generally identify 1 and 2 kings as part of the deuteronomistic history, attributed either to a single author or to a group of authors and editors collectively known as the deuteronomist. Now ahab the son of omri did evil in the sight of the lord, more than all who were before him. Hassan john boles, the kadi of bagdad, has a harem housing 12 beauties, but concentrates his attention on zohara gypsy rose lee. Because she was so wicked, her name, jezebel, has become synonymous with evil rev. Ahab told jezebel all that elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. The film was shot in ansco color for widescreen projection. Jezebel was a killer and prostitute, but she had her good side. What were the evils of king ahab and his wife jezebel. Biblical costume drama starring paulette goddard as the beautiful pagan jezebel, corruptor of men. Gaines believes the motives of the 1 and 2 kings writersas with all old and new. These sins were a capital offense punishable by death.
Alas, the film in question, sins of jezebel 1953, is not very good. Biblical prophet elijah john hoyt recalls the wicked wife paulette goddard of ahab, king of israel. The wicked princess of phoenicia, jezebel hopes to expand her power by marrying ahab eduard franz, the king of israel. May 31, 2017 the handmaids tale season 1, episode 8. She was the daughter of ethbaal, king of tyresidon and priest of the cult of baal, a cruel, sensuous and revolting false god whose worship involved sexual degradation and lewdness. In this episode, a young woman spurned by the man she loves becomes a witch in order to make him love her. So whenever i see that star trek episode again or the menagerie.
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