Tel Jezreel is an archaeological site in the eastern Jezreel Valley in northern Israel. the city was the hometown of Ahinoam, second wife of King David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, being the first, Ahinoam being his second, and Abigail, widow of Nabal, being his third . According to the First Book of Kings, the royal palace of King Ahab, “one of the most famous of the royal residences of the kings of Israel”, was in Jezreel, adjacent to the vineyard of Naboth . Ahab’s capital remained in Samaria.
According to 1 Kings 18:45–46, following the prophet Elijah’s victory over the prophets of Ba’al at Mount Carmel, Elijah instructs Ahab to return home to Jezreel, where he would be reporting on events to Jezebel, his wife, but “the hand of the Lord was upon Elijah” and he reached Jezreel ahead of Ahab (1 Kings 18:45–46). Jezreel is around 50 km from Mount Carmel.
