King Ahab, under the influence of his pagan wife, Jezebel, promoted Baal worship in the ten - tribe kingdom of Israel. Baal was a fertility god who was supposed to provide rain and fruitful crops.
पू. दहाव्या शतकात इस्राएल राष्ट्राला एक अतिशय महत्त्वाचा निर्णय घेण्याची गरज होती.