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Jezreel (city)
Jezreel
(
Yizre'el
, "God soweth") was an ancient
Israelite
city and fortress originally within the boundaries of the
Tribe of Issachar
, and later within the northern
Kingdom of Israel
. According to the
Book of Kings
, the royal palace of
King Ahab
in Jezreel was adjacent to the
vineyard
of
Naboth
. Prior to the division of the
United Kingdom of Israel
, the city was also the hometown of
Ahinoam
, first wife of King David.
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