1 Kings 21:7

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Jezebel his wife said to him, Do you now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let your heart be merry: I will give you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jezreel was a royal city in the fertile Jezreel Valley, where Naboth’s vineyard stood beside Ahab’s palace and became the target of Jezebel’s scheme. Samaria was the capital of Ahab’s northern kingdom, the seat of his royal authority, though this episode unfolds at Jezreel.

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1 Kings 21:7 mentions Jezreel and Samaria.