Baasha
(fl. 10th-9th cent BCE)
King of Israel (906-883 BCE).
He assassinated
Nadab (son of
Jeroboam I), proclaimed himself king, and killed all the members of the royal family. He lived at Tirzah. Throughout his reign he was at war with King
Asa of Judah (I Kings 15:16, 32).
Dictionary of Jewish Biography.
Dan Cohn-Sherbok.