Omri (fl. 9th century BC) was the sixth
king of Israel after
Jeroboam, a successful military campaigner, and the founder of the
House of Omri, an Israelite
royal house which included other monarchs such as
Ahab,
Ahaziah,
Joram, and
Athaliah. Along with his predecessor king
Zimri who ruled for only seven days, Omri is the first king mentioned in the
Bible without a statement of his
tribal origin: although some scholars speculate that Omri was from the
tribe of Issachar, this is not yet confirmed by any biblical account or scientific or historical evidence.