ESV Reformation Study Bible – Rev 2:20
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Rev 2:20

2:20 Jezebel. See 1 Kin. 16:31; 19:1, 2; 21:5–26; 2 Kin. 9:30–37. The woman at Thyatira is called Jezebel because, like the Old Testament figure, she seduced people to sexual immorality and idolatry, two major forms of indulgence in pagan Asia Minor. See notes 14:8 and 17:1–19:10.