Ithobaal na I

Ithobaal I shine sunan wani sarki na Taya na ƙarni na 9 KZ wanda aka ambata a cikin labarin Yezebel daga Littafi Mai-Tsarki na Ibrananci, kuma a cikin ambaton da Josephus ya yi na jerin sarakunan Taya da marubucin Phoenician Menander na Afisa ya haɗa (karni na 2 KZ).

 Tushen da jerin lokutan 
Bayani na farko da ya shafi Ithobaal ya fito ne daga ambaton Josephus na marubucin Phoenician Menander na Afisa, a cikin Against Apion i.18. A nan an ce sarki na baya, Phelles, "Ithobalus, firist na Astarte, wanda ya yi sarauta shekaru talatin da biyu, ya rayu shekaru sittin da takwas; ɗansa Badezorus (Baal-Eser II) ya gaje shi".

Bisa ga aikin F. M. Cross  da sauran malamai   waɗanda suka ɗauki 825 BC a matsayin ranar guduwar Dido daga ɗan'uwanta Pygmalion, bayan haka ta kafa birnin Carthage a 814 BC, an haifi Ithobaal a 915 BC, ta kashe Sarki Phelles kuma ta ɗauki kursiyin a 883 BC, kuma ta mutu a 847 ko 846 BC.

 Dangantaka da Ahab na Isra'ila 
Ithobaal yana da kyakkyawar hulɗa ta diflomasiyya tare da Sarkin Ahab na Isra'ila. 1 Sarakuna 16:31 ya ba da labarin cewa 'yarsa Jezebel ta auri Ahab (874 - 853 BC),  kuma tasirin Phoenician a Samariya da sauran biranen Isra'ila ya kasance mai yawa. A cikin 1 Sarakuna Ithobaal an lakafta shi sarkin Sidonians. A wannan lokacin Taya da Sidon sun haɗu cikin mulki ɗaya.

 Tushen Assuriya na kai tsaye 
Ba a ambaci Taya a matsayin abokin adawar Shalmaneser III a Yaƙin Qarqar a 853 BC ba,  amma shekaru goma sha biyu bayan haka, a 841,  ɗan Ithobaal Ba'al-Eser II ya ba da haraji ga masarautar Assuriya.

 Dubi kuma 

 Jerin Sarakunan Taya
 Pygmalion
 Dutse na Gávea

 Bayani 

 Manazarta 

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