Omri (Heb. Omrî, “the worshiper”, “disciple of Yahweh” or “bound”; Moabite Stone, mry; cun. Humri and Humria). 1. Sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel (c885-c874 BC) and founder of a powerful dynasty that reigned for about 44 years (c885-841 BC), 1/5 of the kingdom’s duration. Before becoming king, Omri was commander of the army of Ela. He was fighting the Philistines at Gibeton when Zimri, an officer in the king’s chariots, murdered Elah and usurped the throne. When this news reached the army, they immediately proclaimed Omri king and marched against Zimri at Tirsa, the capital. He recognized that he could not hold his throne against Omri’s forces and committed suicide: his reign was only 7 days (1Ki 16: 8-10, 15-20). However, the new king had to fight for more than 4 years against Tibni*, another claimant to the throne who had many followers, before ruling as sole ruler. Omri’s reign was of great political importance. He moved his capital to Samaria* (1Ki 16:24), a location of greater strategic importance than Tirzah. By choosing a totally uninhabited place, which had no history or tradition, Omri revealed great political wisdom and did for Israel what David had done for Judah by choosing Jerusalem. He subjugated Moab, as the Moabite Stone* of King Mesa attests (fig 359). The inscription reads, in part: “Omri, king of Israel, had oppressed Moab for many days, because Chemosh was angry with his land… And Omri had occupied the land of Medeba, and (Israel) lived in it his days and in half of the days of his son, 40 years”. That the conquest of Moab was a fruitful enterprise is seen from the tribute Moab paid to his son Ahab. He amounted, probably each year, to 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams (2Ki 3:4). With his Phoenician neighbors, Omri established cordial relations and crowned those relations with the marriage of his son Ahab to Jezebel, the daughter of Et-baal, king of Tire (“king of the Sidonians” in 1Ki 16:31), according to the custom of the time. The result of this alliance with the Phoenicians was the introduction of the cult of Baal and Asherah in Israel to unknown levels (vs 32, 33). Not much is known of Omri’s relations with the sieges of Damascus, except that he granted economic concessions to Damascus and allowed Syrian merchants to have bazaars in Samaria (1Ki 20:34). It is also not known whether this was a purely economic agreement or a concession after a military defeat. There is no evidence of clashes with the Assyrians, but the next 150 years of Assyrian records refer to Israel as the “land of Omri,” or “the house of Omri.” They even call Jehu, the destroyer of his dynasty, a “son of Omri.” His personality, his political success, or his business ventures seem to have earned him a certain fame in the eyes of his contemporaries and later generations. In view of this, he must be considered one of the most remarkable kings of Israel, although the Bible devotes only a little space to him, noting that “he did evil in the sight of the Lord”, even “worse than all that had reigned before him.” of him” (1Ki 16:25; fig 445). 2. Benjamite of the Becher family (1Ch 7:8). 3. Descendant of Judah from the family of Perez (1Ch 9:4). 4. Son of Michael and chief official of the tribe of Issachar at the time of David (1Ch 27:18).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
male name. 1. General of the army and last king of Israel, from the Jeroboam dynasty.
Founder of the homonymous dynasty ca 878-845. After the assassination of King Elá, in 882, in Tirsá, the troops proclaimed king O., supreme chief of the army, 1 R 16, 16, immediately imposing himself on King Zimrí, who reigned only seven days, 1 R 16, 17 -18, as well as on Tibni whom a part of the population had named king, 1 R 16, 21-22.
He founded Samaria as the new capital of the kingdom 1 R 16, 24; this city was located in the center of the country, as were Jerusalem and Judah. He did not belong to any tribe and did not have to bear the weight of any political or religious reminiscences.
He established relations with the Pharisees and married the crown prince, Ajab, with the princess of Tiria, Elizabeth. The dynasty of O. was overthrown by Jehu, ca 845. 2. Benjaminite, son of Becher, 1 Chr 7, 8. 3. Descendant of Perez from the tribe of Judah, one of the first to arrive in Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity , 1 Chr 9, 2-4. 4. Son of Michael and chief of the tribe of Issachar at the time of King David, 1 Chr 27, 18.
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Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
1. Sixth king of Israel (886 to 874 BC). Omri, a skillful and unscrupulous soldier and founder of a dynasty, is the first Hebrew monarch to be mentioned in non-biblical documents: Mesha lists him in the Moabite Stone inscription.
Omri is dismissed by the Hebrew historian as being a bad influence (1Ki 16:25-26). Actually, the marriage of his son Ahab to Jezebel, princess of Tyre, probably to confirm a trade agreement, had terribly disastrous consequences, although it was a continuation of David and Solomon’s policy toward Tyre. Jeroboam’s calf worship (1Ki 12:32) continued at Bethel throughout Omri’s reign; and 140 years after Omri’s death, we find Micah denouncing Omri’s commandments (Mic 6:16). Several open courts surrounded by rooms have been excavated from the ruins of Omri’s palace in Samaria.
2. A Benjamite, son of Becher (1Ch 7:8).
3. Man of Judah, of the family of Perez (1Ch 9:4).
4. Prince of the tribe of Issachar in the reign of David (1Ch 27:18).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Pilgrim of God). Name of people from the OT.
1. King of Israel (882-871 BC). Contemporary of Asa, king of Judah. Ela, son of Baasa, reigned for two years in Israel, and succumbed before a conspiracy of “his servant Zimri, commander of half of the chariots”, who killed him (1 Kings 16:8-11). When the news broke in Gibeton, where the army was fighting the Philistines, the officers proclaimed O. king and besieged Tirzah, the capital of the kingdom. Zimri was lost and set fire to the royal palace, where he died (1 Kings 16: 15-18). A civil war followed, and the men of O. fought against †¢Tibni, son of Ginat, until the final victory of the former. O. showed great military capacity and built many works, the most important being the transfer of the capital from Tirsa to Mount Semer, where he founded †¢Samaria (1 Kings 16:24), on a very well chosen site, high, easy to defend, which would resist the siege of the Syrians and Assyrians years later, until it fell into the hands of Sargon II. Archaeological excavations at Megiddo have shown remains of buildings built by O. His reign was one of great prosperity. He made an alliance with the king of Tire by marrying his son † ¢ Ahab to his daughter Jezebel. Thus, there was a triple alliance Israel-Judah-Tyre, which brought security and trade. But O. did not eliminate the idolatrous practices of †¢Jeroboam son of Nebat. While, on the other hand, these increased as a result of the alliance with Tire and Jezebel’s action at court. This would bring opposition from the prophets, especially Elijah and Elisha. O. died in Samaria and was succeeded by his son Ahab.
. Character in the offspring of Benjamin. Son of Becher (1Ch 7:8).
. Character in the descendants of Judah. Son of Imri (1Ch 9:4).
. Chief of the tribe of Issachar at the time of King David (1Ch 27:18).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, = “Jah distributes”. (a) Benjamite of the Becher family (1 Chron. 7:8). (b) Man of Judah, of the family of Perez (1 Chron. 9:4). (c) Son of Michael and prince of the tribe of Issachar during the reign of David (1 Chron. 27:18). (d) King of Israel. Before coming to the throne he was general of the armies of Israel during the reign of Elah and, probably, under the previous reign of Baasha. It is possible that it was then that Moab was defeated. (See MESA (STELELA OF], 7, 8). Omri was leading the siege of Gibeton, which the Philistines had taken, when he learned that Zimri had killed Ela and usurped the throne. The army proclaimed Omri king of Israel. He marched against Tirzah, then the capital of the kingdom of Israel, occupied by Zimri, who committed suicide (1 Kings 16:15-20).The people then divided: one half supported Omri, while the other half wanted to give the crowns Tibni Omri did not become undisputed ruler over all Israel until Tibni’s death after five years of fighting (1 Kings 16:21-23). one of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel”, is not related to the date of his proclamation by the soldiery that granted him the throne (although his twelve years of reign are counted from that event); this statement establishes the date from which Omri began to reign alone (cf. 1 Kings 16:15, 29) He changed the capital from Tirsa to Sa mary, which he built for this very purpose (1 Kings 16:24). Omri gave himself up to idolatry, like Jeroboam, and acted even worse, in certain respects, than all the kings who had preceded him on the throne of Israel (1 Kings 16:26; Mi. 6:16). He died about 874 BC He was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab succeeded to the throne (1 Kings 16:28). Omri is mentioned in the stories of the neighboring peoples. The Moabites remembered him. A century after his death and after the annihilation of his family, the Assyrians continued to associate his name, which they wrote Humri (with aspirated h), with that of the country of Israel and with the reigning ruler. Thus, he appears in the inscriptions of Salmansar III and Sargon II in the expression “country of the house of Omri”, and calling Jehu “mar Humri”, that is, son or successor of Omri. The ceramic fragments (ostraca) found in Samaria mention the name of Jehovah and that of Baal, confirming this the apostasy of Omri (2 Kings 16:25 ss.).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
1. Fifth son mentioned by name of the nine sons or descendants of Béker, son of Benjamin. (1Ch 7:6, 8)
2. Prince of the tribe of Issachar during the reign of David; he was Michael’s son. (1Ch 27:18, 22)
3. Sixth king of the northern kingdom of ten tribes of Israel. Nothing is recorded of Omri’s lineage, not even the name of his father or his tribe. It is known that he founded the third dynasty of Israel, preceded by those of Jeroboam and Baasha, and that his son Ahab and his grandsons Ahaziah and Jehoram succeeded him on the throne. Between the four they added about forty-six years (c. 951-905 BCE) of reign. Athaliah, Omri’s granddaughter, ruled for six years on the throne of Judah. (2Ki 8:26; 11:1-3; 2Ch 22:2) In the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, Jehu, who ended the house of Ahab and founded the next dynasty of Israel, is said to have been “the son of Omri † . (The Wisdom of…