Back Etbaäl I Afrikaans إيثوبعل الأول Arabic Етваал Bulgarian Etbaal I Catalan Etbaal German Itobaal I Spanish Ithobaal Ier French אתבעל הראשון HE Ithobaal I ID Ithobaäl I Dutch
| Ithobaal I | |
|---|---|
| King of Tyre | |
| Predecessor | Phelles (8 months, 879 BC) |
| Successor | Baal-Eser II (Balazeros, Ba‘l-mazzer II) 846 – 841 BC |
| Born | 915 BC Tyre, presumed |
| Died | 847 or 846 BC |
| Issue | Jezebel and Baal-Eser II |
| Dynasty | Began house of Ithobaal/Ithobalus |
| Father | Ahiram? |
| Mother | unknown |
Ithobaal I[a] is the name of a 9th-century BCE king of Tyre mentioned in the story of Jezebel from the Hebrew Bible, and in a citation by Josephus of a list of the kings of Tyre put together by the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus (2nd century BCE).
Ithobaal is listed as the founder of a new dynasty. During his reign, Tyre expanded its power on the mainland, making all of Phoenicia its territory as far north as Beirut, including Sidon, and even a part of the island of Cyprus.[citation needed] At the same time, Tyre also built new colonies such as Botrys (now Batrun) near Byblos — including ones overseas such as Auza (Libya) and Carthage (Tunisia).
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