Ithobal of's father is צידון. His paternal grandfather is כנען. He is an only child.
General Notes
Ethbaal's SacrificeLike Ugarit/Ras Shamra, the island city of Tyre was anotherPhoenician town. Here Ithobal became to be priest-king. It was n ot easy to rule over an independently minded population. Ithobal succeed ed in checking the advance of the Asss