יִזְרְעֶאל Yizri'el | |
 Tel Jezreel looking east toward Gilboa. | |
  Shown within Israel | |
| Location | Yizre'el, Israel |
|---|---|
| Region | Jezreel Valley |
| Coordinates | 32°33′28.27″N 35°19′40.63″E / 32.5578528°N 35.3279528°E |
| Type | palace |
| Part of | town |
| History | |
| Builder | Unknown |
| Material | stone |
| Associated with | Ahab, Jezebel, Naboth, Ahinoam, Jehu, Elijah |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1990-1996 |
| Archaeologists | David Ussishkin, John Woodhead |
Tel Jezreel is an archaeological site in the eastern Jezreel Valley (Harod Valley) in northern Israel. The ancient city of Jezreel (Hebrew: יִזְרְעֶאל, romanized: Yizrəʿʾel, lit. 'God will sow') served as a main fortress of the Northern Kingdom of Israel under king Ahab in the 9th century BCE.